#151 Jason Heyward - Chicago Cubs

Waiting until the third week of the blog was long enough to battle my Cubs bias, right?

Player: Jason Heyward (Baseball Reference) (Wikipedia)

Card Number: 151 (Trading Card Database)

Team: Chicago Cubs

Division: National League Central

Position: OF

Jersey Number: 22
RC/Future Stars/Topps Rookie Cup: No

CINCINNATI, OH - AUGUST 23: Jason Heyward #22 of the Chicago Cubs hits single that scored a run in the third inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park on August 23, 2017 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

Game Date: August 23, 2017

Opponent: Cincinnati Reds
Stadium: Great American Ball Park
Home/Away: Away
Game Outcome: Cubs 9, Reds 3
Win/Loss: Win
Player Game Line: 2-4, 1 BB, 2 RBI
Photographer: Andy Lyons (Twitter)
New Team/Photoshopped?: No

Birthdate: August 9, 1989

Birthplace: Ridgewood, NJ

Bats: Left

Throws: Left

MLB Service Years: 8

Social Media Handles: (Instagram)

Something I learned because of this card: Heyward lost the 2010 ROY race to the Giants' Buster Posey. Hindsight has Posey with the better career, but looking at the numbers on paper, I see a clear advantage to Heyward.

This is Heyward's 6th Opening Day card.

He had a four year run with the Braves beginning in 2011 (not pictured) through 2014.

After 2015 and 2016 off, Heyward returned to the set in 2017.

Heyward was not featured in Series 1, but the same photo is used on the Factory Team Set card and is likely a Series 2 preview.

Cubs Ties?: I'm going to go with yes on this one. This is Heyward's third season with the Cubs, was a 2016 World Champion and 2x Gold Glover (with the Cubs, 5x overall).