10 facts about Jason Heyward that you probably didn’t know

Shawn Norris

Jason Heyward 1 10 facts about Jason Heyward that you probably didnt knowThe legend of Jason Heyward keeps growing every day. At the tender age of 20, the 6-foot-5, 245-pound Braves outfielder has transformed from a much-ballyhooed phenom into a mythical, Bunyan-esque legend. Don’t believe me? Type “Braves outfielder” into Google and see what comes up.

People have completely lost their minds about the future of Heyward– some even comparing the kid to another pretty well-know Atlanta slugger, Hank Aaron. Is that unfair or is it fitting? It’s certainly starting to look like the later. I’d say it’s far too soon to make that type of comparison and he’d need to stay healthy, but I heard his sunglasses were blessed by the original Dalai Lama and they actually prevent him from ever sustaining an injury.

It all started in spring training, when reports of Heyward hitting balls so hard that they were destroying cars parked beyond the right field wall started pouring in. Those reports were true. After a searing spring, where he hit .366 and led the Braves in walks and stolen bases, many speculated that the team couldn’t possibly let the outfielder start the season in Triple-A. Those reports also proved to be true. Then, when the hype just seemed too good to be true, Heyward stepped-up to the plate in his first at-bat and promptly tattooed a Carlos Zambrano offering into the right field bleachers. Yesterday, the guy drove in the game-winning runs in the bottom of the ninth inning against the Colorado Rockies. He’s now only a single RBI behind the league leader in RBIs. The legend of the “J-Hey Kid” continues to grow exponentially…

I did some research on Jason Heyward and these are 10 things I found about the guy that you readers may not have known.

1. Jason Heyward uses a bat made from one of Chuck Norris’ femurs.

2. Jason Heyward doesn’t strike-out. The balls are just so afraid of his bat that they refuse to be hit.

3. A man who went into cardiac arrest at Turner Field didn’t need to be resuscitated with adrenaline filled needles, someone just yelled “Jason Heyward,” and the man woke back up.

4. At 20, Jason Heyward can’t legally drink. But if he could, his drink would be made with Johnnie Walker Blue and the tears of opposing pitchers.

5. Jason Heyward hit so many bombs during spring training that he’s now on the TSA’s No-Fly List.

6. Jason Heyward once hit a home run so hard that it traveled through time and counted for the previous day’s game. Because of the extra runs, his team won and the MLB implemented the “Heyward Space Time Continuum Rule” in order to prevent future home runs from dictating the outcome of past games.

7. Atlanta doesn’t have a Bat Signal, they simply shine a picture of Jason Heyward in the sky when they need a bat-themed hero.

8. Jason Heyward once hit a ball so high that it blocked out the sun for two days. During those two days Stonehenge was constructed.

9. Eyjafjallajokull Volcano? That’s where Heyward’s second home run landed.

10. Bill Brasky often tells stories about his time with Jason Heyward.

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