Current：Home > MarketsLos Angeles Dodgers designate outfielder Jason Heyward for assignment -AssetScope
Los Angeles Dodgers designate outfielder Jason Heyward for assignment
View
Date：2025-04-15 13:01:09
The Los Angeles Dodgers designated 15-year veteran outfielder Jason Heyward for assignment on Thursday.
The former All-Star, who turned 35 this month, is batting .208 with six homers and 28 RBI in 63 games in 2024.
Heyward is a career .257 hitter with 180 homers and 709 RBI in 1,766 games with the Atlanta Braves (2010-14), St. Louis Cardinals (2015), Chicago Cubs (2017-22) and Dodgers.
Atlanta drafted Heyward in the first round (14th overall) in 2007 and he made the National League All-Star team as a rookie in 2010. He won five Gold Gloves in right field (2012, 2014-17).
Heyward is playing this season on a one-year contract for $9 million. He has earned more than $210 million during his career.
All things Dodgers: Latest Los Angeles Dodgers news, schedule, roster, stats, injury updates and more.
The Dodgers filled the roster slot by activating infielder/outfielder Chris Taylor from the 10-day injured list. He has been out of the lineup since July 24 with a right groin strain.
Taylor, 33, is batting .167 with three homers and 15 RBI in 64 games with the Dodgers this season.
The USA TODAY app gets you to the heart of the news — fast.Download for award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, the eNewspaper and more.
veryGood！ (7)
Related
- New Orleans mayor’s former bodyguard making first court appearance after July indictment
- Mississippi man had ID in his pocket when he was buried without his family’s knowledge
- Democratic Party office in New Hampshire hit with antisemitic graffiti
- Native American advocates seek clear plan for addressing missing and murdered cases
- Messi injury update: Ankle 'better every day' but Inter Miami star yet to play Leagues Cup
- New York will automatically seal old criminal records under law signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul
- Officials name a new president for Mississippi’s largest historically Black university
- NFL Week 11 picks: Eagles or Chiefs in Super Bowl 57 rematch?
- Euphoria's Hunter Schafer Says Ex Dominic Fike Cheated on Her Before Breakup
- AP PHOTOS: Mongolia’s herders fight climate change with their own adaptability and new technology
Ranking
- A steeplechase record at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Then a proposal. (He said yes.)
- California authorities arrest man in death of Jewish demonstrator
- Argentina’s Peronist machine is in high gear to shore up shaky votes before the presidential runoff
- Andrea Kremer, Tracy Wolfson, other sports journalists criticize Charissa Thompson
- Sonya Massey's father decries possible release of former deputy charged with her death
- In Russia, more Kremlin critics are being imprisoned as intolerance of dissent grows
- TGL dome slated for new Tiger Woods golf league loses power, collapses
- USMNT scores three second-half goals to win in its Concacaf Nations League opener
Recommendation
John Galliano out at Maison Margiela, capping year of fashion designer musical chairs
Mauricio Umansky Slams BS Speculation About Where He and Kyle Richards Stand Amid Separation
Matson’s journey as UNC’s 23-year-old field hockey coach reaches the brink of another NCAA title
Capitol Police clash with group protesting violently outside Democratic headquarters during demonstration over Israel-Hamas war
Giants, Lions fined $200K for fights in training camp joint practices
'Pivotal milestone': Astronomers find clouds made of sand on distant planet
What happened to Kelly Oubre? Everything we know about the Sixer's accident
Private detective who led a hacking attack against climate activists gets prison time