Dodgers, OF Jason Heyward agree to minor-league deal

Outfielder Jason Heyward signed a minor-league deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday.

Heyward is returning from knee surgery and didn't play the final three months of the regular season before the Chicago Cubs released him in November.

Heyward is owed $22 million for the 2023 season as part of an eight-year, $184 million contract. The Cubs won the World Series in his first season with the team in 2016.

Heyward,