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Why Dodgers bringing back Jason Heyward makes sense (0: 59)
Alden Gonzalez evaluates the Dodgers’ choice to indication Jason Heyward to a 1year agreement. (0: 59)
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Kiley McDaniel, ESPN MLB InsiderNov 27, 2023, 12: 35 PM ET
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Outfielder Jason Heyward is returning to the Los Angeles Dodgers on a 1year offer for $9 million, sources informed ESPN on Monday.
The offer is pending a physical.
Heyward had a bounce-back 2023 season in Los Angeles, striking .269 with 15 homers and assembling 2.2 wins above replacement, per FanGraphs. The left-handed player played all 3 outfield areas and veryfirst base in a army function, which he figures to return to in 2024 for the Dodgers.
His return likewise paves the method for Mookie Betts to play more 2nd base in 2024.
Heyward was one of the finest gamers in baseball when he signed an eight-year, $184 million agreement with the Chicago Cubs in 20