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Jason Heyward and His Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Start

Six years ago, Jason Heyward made his major league debut with the Atlanta Braves. I remember his first at-bat like it was yesterday. It came on Opening Day 2010, as the Cubs were in Atlanta to kick off what would unfold as a 75-87 mediocre season that saw the end of the short-lived Lou Piniella era at Wrigley. Carlos Zambrano was on the mound and brushed the 20-year-old Heyward off the plate with two inside fastballs. The third pitch was knee high fastball that caught too much plate and J-Hey hit it on the nose for a three run blast.