Jair Jurrjens gave up only one run, rookie Jason Heyward made two strong defensive plays in his return from an injury and the Atlanta Braves …  Read More →

Hank Aaron expected Jason Heyward to make an immediate impact in a sport which needs young black stars.  Read More →

Braves rookie outfielder Jason Heyward has been cleared to take batting practice with Triple-A Gwinnett before Saturday night's game against Charlotte at Coolray Field.  Read More →

Ubaldo Jimenez became the first pitcher to reach 15 wins before the All-Star break in 10 years and the Colorado Rockies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 Thursday. Jason Giambi went 4 for 4 with two RBIs and Dexter Fowler had two hits for the Rockies, who swept the three-game series. Huston Street worked the ninth for his third save.  Read More →

Jason Bartlett’s sacrifice fly in the seventh inning snapped a 5-5 tie, and Tampa Bay rallied from a four-run deficit against Daisuke Matsuzaka to beat the Boston Red Sox 6-5 on Monday night. Boston Red Sox – Jason Bartlett – Daisuke Matsuzaka – Tampa Bay Rays – Sport  Read More →

Red Sox catcher Victor Martinez of Venezuela has a broken left thumb, the latest injury worry for Boston. Martinez left Sunday’s 5-1 win at San Francisco and was replaced by Jason Varitek in the bottom of the fourth. Martinez took two foul tips off his thumb, which swelled up so much he couldn’t stay in the game.  Read More →

By the time Johan Santana figured out his former teammates were avoiding his befuddling changeup, the Minnesota Twins had given Carl Pavano all the run support he needed. Jason Kubel and the Twins scored four times in the first inning, and Pavano produced another fine pitching performance Saturday in a 6-0 victory over the New York Mets.  Read More →

These days, it seems as if the only man standing in the Atlanta Braves clubhouse not talking about retirement is rookie Jason Heyward.  Read More →

Jason Heyward’s bat has cooled off considerably.  Read More →

David Wright hit two home runs, and Chris Carter and Jason Bay also connected for homers, as the Mets finished a sweep of the Orioles.  Read More →

Tampa Bay shortstop Jason Bartlett is close to rejoining the Rays after taking batting practice and doing some running to test his injured right …  Read More →

Jason Heyward and Steven Strasburg have received plenty of national attention, but they are just two of many rookies who are contributing to a freshman class that could be as any since 2001's stellar group.  Read More →

A little more than three weeks remain for fans to vote for starting position players for the 81st All-Star Game in Anaheim. Based on the National League voting update released on Tuesday, Jason Heyward looks poised to be in the NL's starting lineup July 13 at Angel Stadium.  Read More →

MLB: All of Atlanta, it seems, is in love with Jason Heyward. But a youth outreach program is not in love with a private entrepreneur selling T-shirts with the “J-Hey” nickname, which the L.E.A.D. youth program says it holds rights to. Unlike most of these cases, the T-shirt maker is fighting back , saying he invented “J-Hey”. Golf: Part of the divorce “package?” Ecorazzi (that’s environmentally correct... 

Jason Bay homered twice off an ineffective CC Sabathia, and the New York Mets held off the slumping New York Yankees 6-4 on Sunday night behind Johan Santana's stellar pitching. New York Yankees – New York Mets – CC Sabathia – Johan Santana – Baseball  Read More →