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Jason Heyward opens his baseball academy — a 10-acre campus that also includes Chicago’s largest indoor soccer field

CHICAGO — Former Chicago Cubs outfielder Jason Heyward attended a ribbon cutting Thursday for the North Austin Center, a 10-acre campus for education, sports and wellness on Chicago’s West Side. The Jason Heyward Baseball Academy has a major league sized infield and will provide sports training and leadership development programs for players of all ages and skill levels. The $35 million dollar ...
Jason Heyward, third from left, holds his 10- month-old son, Messi, during a ribbon cutting ceremony at the North Austin Center on Feb. 2, 2023.

CHICAGO — Former Chicago Cubs outfielder Jason Heyward attended a ribbon cutting Thursday for the North Austin Center, a 10-acre campus for education, sports and wellness on Chicago’s West Side.

The Jason Heyward Baseball Academy has a major league sized infield and will provide sports training and leadership development programs for players of all ages and skill levels.

The $35 million dollar facility, which was announced in 2021, is a first-of-its-kind professional-level facility featuring Chicago’s

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