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Dodgers Fans React to Jason Heyward's Decision to Join Hated AL Rivals

J.P. Hoornstra|
Aug 5, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Jason Heyward (23) celebrates after a double against the Philadelphia Phillies at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 5, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Jason Heyward (23) celebrates after a double against the Philadelphia Phillies at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports | Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports

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The news of Jason Heyward's reported agreement with the Houston Astros for the remainder of the 2024 season hit harder than usual.

Few American League teams have done more to get under the collective skin of the Dodgers' fan base than the Astros, who were found to have cheated in 2017 when they beat the Dodgers in a seven-game World Series.

Few platoon players have done more to endear themselves to the Dodgers' clubhouse and fan base than Heyward. His actions in the community spoke louder than his bat; Heyward slashed .208/.289/.393 in a 2024 season limited by injuries before he was designated for assignment last Thursday.

Tuesday, according to multiple reports, the Astros reached agreement with Heyward.

Dodger fans expressed mixed reactions on social media Tuesday.

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J.P. Hoornstra
J.P. HOORNSTRA

J.P. Hoornstra is an On SI Contributor. A veteran of 20 years of sports coverage for daily newspapers in California, J.P. covered MLB, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Los Angeles Angels (occasionally of Anaheim) from 2012-23 for the Southern California News Group. His first book, The 50 Greatest Dodgers Games of All-Time, published in 2015. In 2016, he won an Associated Press Sports Editors award for breaking news coverage. He once recorded a keyboard solo on the same album as two of the original Doors.

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