Baseball: Braves prospect Heyward opens eyes with big blast (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

8 March 2010, 9:09 pm

LAKELAND, Fla.—Jason Heyward made his first spring training homer memorable. The Atlanta Braves’ 20-year-old right fielder almost cleared the batting cage behind the right-field wall yesterday with a two-run homer off Max Scherzer in the first inning of a 12-4 exhibition victory over the Detroit Tigers. “That’s one of the longer ones I’ve seen hit in this ballpark,“ said Braves manager Bobby Cox ...... Read More »

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