The Cubs already had given outfielder Jason Heyward a sendoff at Wrigley Field, honoring him during a game in early October. President Jed Hoyer had made their plans to part ways with him clear a couple of months before.
On Wednesday, the Cubs made the move official, announcing they had granted Heyward his unconditional release. He had one year and $22 million left on the contract he signed in December 2015.
