MESA, Ariz. -- April 5, 2010, was not an Opening Day that Cubs fans want to remember, but it's one Jason Heyward won't forget.
"[Braves manager] Bobby Cox was saying he'd only seen one other guy hit the ball like that, and it was Hank Aaron, and [Heyward] hits a home run in his first at-bat," Cubs assistant hitting coach Eric Hinske said. "That was amazing."
The Cubs had a 3-0 lead in the top of the first in Atlanta, but the Braves wiped that out with a six-run first against Carlos Zambrano, highlighted by a three-run homer in Heyward's first Major League at-bat.