Despite having one more year left on his contract, the Cub is winding down, despite being known for 'the speech.'
The president of baseball operations said Monday that the Cubs won't be bringing back the outfielder for another eight years.
He wants to be able to go out and find an opportunity in the next year. At the end of the year, we will go our different directions.
It's likely that he's played his last game as a Cub because he's on the injured list with a knee injury.
He was signed to an eight-year, $184 million contract by the team. The Cubs went on to win the World Series that season, their first in more than a century, and many in the organization attribute the victory to a speech he gave during a rain delay in Cleveland.
He struggled at the plate for much of his time with the Cubs. He slashed.245/.323/.377 during his time in Chicago.
He was asked what he remembers most about the time he was a Cub.
He said that he was a great teammate. The defender is a great one. Even when he was struggling, he tried his hardest. He continued to work. He never stopped working to get his contract. The leader of the group of players broke the curse.
The Cubs are going to have a corner outfield next year. Ian Happ was rumored to be dealt before the trade deadline but he wasn't.
Next year, we're likely to be in the corner outfield with Ian and Seyia. I enjoy having Heyward around. He gives good leadership.
He said that the veteran told him he wanted to keep playing. It's not going to be with the Cubs.
We felt like it was the right thing to do given where we are. He doesn't like it, but he knows where we are. The last year and a half has been frustrating.
The Cubs were playing the Washington Nationals on Monday night.
He was selected by the Atlanta Braves in the first round of the 2007 draft. He has a career batting average of.257 with 159 home runs.
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