Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: N'October 25, 2016, Heyward, ya na ndị otu Dexter Fowler, Addison Russell, na Carl Edwards Jr., ghọrọ ndị mbụ Africa-Amerịka na-egwu maka Cubs na
Egwuregwu World Series. E nyere Heyward otuto maka idu nzukọ ndị egwuregwu na-akpali akpali naanị n'oge igbu oge mmiri ozuzo nke nkeji iri na asaa na njedebe nke Egwuregwu 7 nke 2016 World Series. Ndị Cubs mechara merie egwuregwu ahụ 8<unk>7 mgbe agbachara 10, ma nye ha mmeri World Series mbụ ha n'ime afọ 108. N'abalị itoolu nke ọnwa Nọvemba, Heyward ghọrọ onye mbụ na-egwu egwuregwu na akụkọ ntolite nke Major League Baseball iji merie atọ Gold Glove Awards na atọ dị iche iche (Braves, Cardinals, na Cubs).