Cubs activate OF Heyward from concussion DL

The Chicago Cubs activated outfielder Jason Heyward from the 7-day concussion disabled list prior to their game against the Cincinnati Reds on Friday and optioned left-hander Randy Rosario to Triple-A Iowa in a corresponding move.

Heyward has been sidelined since sustaining a concussion upon hitting his head against the wall while trying to catch Dexter Fowler's walk-off home run in the 14th inning of a May 6 game in St. Louis. The 28-year-old told reporters the experience opened his eyes to the danger of head injuries.

"It made a believer out of me," Heyward said. "Not that I wasn't a believer before. You feel for anyone that goes through it. That stuff is scary. You don't feel like yourself, and you don't see anything wrong with you physically, but there is something that's not right."

Heyward is out of the starting lineup against the Reds on Friday. He is batting .227 with two home runs and 14 RBIs in 29 games this season.

--Field Level Media