Jason Heyward Is One of The Hottest Cubs Hitters Again

The Cubs beat the Braves 8-3 Monday night at Wrigley Field, where Jason Heyward capped off the victory with his 11th home run of the season.

It’s only June 24, and Heyward has already matched his season high in home runs during his Cubs career.

Jason Heyward never gave up on that breaking ball. pic.twitter.com/xMYS28B2SS

— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) June 25, 2019

Heyward also doubled earlier in the game.

Heyward with a solo shot and he's quietly on a little bit of a hot streak. Slashing .360/.396/.500 in his last 14 games. Power coming of late, 8-for-12 in his last three games with three doubles and a homer.

— Sahadev Sharma (@sahadevsharma) June 25, 2019

After his third straight multi-hit game, Heyward is once again an above average hitter relative to the entire league, while posting a more than respectable .358 OBP and .441 slugging %.

Jason Heyward:

.268/.358/.441, 11 HR, 108 wRC+

— Matt Clapp (@TheBlogfines) June 25, 2019

And this isn’t just a hot couple weeks for Heyward because since he went 0-for-3 against the Nationals on May 18, he’s been on fire.

The following numbers were from his last 31 games coming into Monday night’s series opener against the Braves.

Jason Heyward has not gotten enough credit for his recent offensive performance. Over his last 120 PA, dating back 31 games, he’s hit 311/392/462 with a walk rate over 11% and K-rate under 19%. That’s an .854 OPS and 124 wRC+. He’s been raking

— Patrick Mooney (@PMooney5) June 24, 2019

Heyward went from a slash line of .229/.331/.396, on May 18, to his current slash line of .268/.358/.441.

It’s been a great bounce back for Heyward, who had a .992 OPS in April and only a .618 OPS in May. Now, he’s one of the hottest hitters on the Cubs once again.