Jason Heyward Providing Spark Cubs Have Lacked Since 2016

Could Jason Heyward be the answer the Cubs have been looking for at leadoff? The Cubs continued their home dominance with a weekend sweep of the Brewers, due in no small part to a spark at the top of the order. Heyward hit two leadoff homers in the series, adding a triple and a walk in the process, and maintaining anything close to his .353 OBP is much better than the Cubs’ league-worst .288 leadoff OBP this season.

“He’s leading us,” Joe Maddon said of Heyward this past weekend. “He’s absolutely leading the offense right now.”

Though Heyward had previously been reluctant to accept the responsibility of leading off, Theo Epstein said he’s “embraced” the new role. That includes playing center…