Jason Heyward's Responses to Media Seem to Blame Kris Bryant for Outfield Collision
By Scott Rogust
Sunday wasn't an ideal day for the Chicago Cubs.
Losing 10-2 to the Cincinnati Reds isn't the biggest story. Rather, it's the outfield collision between Kris Bryant and Jason Heyward that resulted in Bryant leaving the game.
Bryant wasn't available to speak to the media after the game, but Heyward was, and boy did he not sound like he wanted to talk about it.
Heyward had 8 questions on collision with Bryant. Averaged under 8 words per reply. Said some form of "You have to ask KB" three times. When asked if he was sore at all after the collision, Heyward's response was: "Any other questions?"
— Jordan Bastian (@MLBastian) May 26, 2019
What was clear: He called for the ball.
Woah. Someone's CLEARLY not happy over what transpired. But in his defense, that's the center fielder's ball literally 10 times out of 10.
Then again, Heyward stressed both of them were making an aggressive play for the ball. Manager Joe Maddon believes the wind and fan noise at Wrigley Field affected Bryant's hearing.
Nonetheless, there's good news. Despite undergoing evaluations, Bryant was cleared to travel with the team to Houston as the Cubs prepare to face the Astros in a three-game series starting on Monday.
#Cubs’ Kris Bryant leaves game with injury after colliding with Jason Heyward https://t.co/ezrCrJFl2q via @SunTimes
— Chris De Luca (@ChrisDeLuca) May 26, 2019
Now it looks like Joe Maddon will have to avoid having to play these guys side by side in the outfield after Heyward's seemingly annoyed and terse responses regarding the matter.