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- Updated: May 12, 2016
CHICAGO — One year ago at this time, Jason Heyward was batting .259 for the Cardinals. After Wednesday’s doubleheader against the Padres, Heyward was batting .216 with the Cubs and had yet to hit a home run. Every long fly ball by Heyward at Wrigley Field is greeted by an expectant cheer from the fans.
On Wednesday, he went 2-for-7 in the two games against the Padres, collecting an infield hit in the 7-4 loss in the first game and a single in the first inning in the second, a 1-0 loss. After Heyward signed an eight-year, $184 million contract this offseason, some Cubs fans expect him to go 4-for-4 every night.
“I’ve been a slow starter,” Heyward said Wednesday. “I’ve done that before and bounced back, and then you look back, and nobody’s thinking about [what happened in] April and May. It’s not something you want to have happen. I did make some strides on the road trip we had in St. Louis and Cincinnati, I had …
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