Rookie Heyward to start in RF for Braves (AP)

[ASFN Admin]

Rookie sensation Jason Heyward will open the season as Atlanta's regular right fielder. "How could we keep him off the team," Braves manager Bobby Cox said Friday. "He's done everything this spring." The 20-year-old Heyward went into Friday's game against Detroit batting .366 with a homer and five RBIs in 41 at-bats this spring.

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