OF Chris Heisey has been away from the team as his wife had the couple's second child, according to manager Dusty Baker. He is expected back Saturday. He joins teammates Ryan Zimmerman and Danny Espinosa as players whose wife have had children this season. "This team is a baby-making team," Baker quipped.

OF Chris Heisey hit a homer in his third straight start Monday. It was a three-run homer in the third for a player who normally comes off the bench to pinch hit. "That's his job. He knew that when he signed on for this. And he's been one of the best at it. He works on it in BP, and when you're putting this puzzle together, he's one of the pieces that, from the right side has some power. And then from the left side we have Robinson and we had Drew. And Drew's equal to Heisey in that department," said manager Dusty Baker.

LF Chris Heisey was 2-for-5 with a two-run homer Sunday against the Braves in his 19th start of the season. Entering the game, he was hitting .190 as a starter. Three of Heisey's eight homers have come in starts.

OF Chris Heisey, playing in place of Jayson Werth, hit his sixth home run of the season in the eighth inning on Sunday. It was Heisey's first home run at home since May 13, and he is now batting .344 (21-for-61) lifetime against Atlanta.

RF Chris Heisey was 1-for-3 with a bases-empty homer playing in his third straight game after sitting out the previous five. "I think he needs reps," manager Dusty Baker said. Heisey was originally slated to play center field, but he started in right when RF Bryce Harper was a late scratch.

OF Chris Heisey made a rare start in left field Thursday against the Dodgers as Jayson Werth got the day off. Heisey played in 33 games for Los Angeles last year and spent most of the season at Triple-A Oklahoma City. He had two hits Thursday and is now hitting .241.

OF Chris Heisey made the start Thursday in right as RF Bryce Harper got the night off. He was 2-for-5 with a two-run single. He has been a valuable pinch hitter this year, and manager Dusty Baker likes to get playing time for his reserves.

OF Chris Heisey got the start in right as RF Bryce Harper got a day off Sunday. Heisey was 1-for-3 and has an average of .224.

OF Chris Heisey made the start in right field in the second game Saturday as outfielder Bryce Harper served his one-game suspension after he was ejected Monday. Heisey was 1-for-3 and is hitting .265, with three pinch-hit homers on the year.

OF Chris Heisey is looking like a very smart pick up by the Nationals and manager Dusty Baker, his former skipper in Cincinnati. He hit his third pinch-hit homer of the year Friday and he leads active players in career pinch-hit homers.

OF Chris Heisey hit a walkoff solo homer off Michael Tonkin in the last of the 16th on Sunday as Washington won 6-5 to sweep the series. It was the first walk-off the career of Heisey, who has 10 pinch-hit homers.

LF Chris Heisey made his first start of the year Thursday as Jayson Werth got the night off. Heisey got his first hit with the Nationals in the third and later scored on a grand slam by Bryce Harper. Heisey spent part of last season with the Los Angeles Dodgers and made the team out of spring training as a non-roster invite. He played for the Cincinnati Reds when Dusty Baker was the manager there.

OF Chris Heisey cleared outright waivers and became a free agent on Nov. 5. Heisey, 30, hit .182/.347/.327 with two homers and nine RBIs in 33 games for the Dodgers this year.

Heisey went 1-for-4 with a grand slam and a walk in a 6-4 win over the Diamondbacks on Thursday.

Heisey hit his grand slam when the Dodgers were down 3-2, and it's nice to see with how badly he's been struggling. In 52 at-bats with Los Angeles, Heisey has just nine hits and he more than doubled his RBI total with the performance on Thursday. The lack of righty bats is the only reason Heisey is playing and it keeps him relevant in daily formats when southpaws oppose the Dodgers.

Heisey's contract was selected by the Dodgers on Sunday.

Heisey was expected to join the team earlier in the week, but that was delayed until now. He probably won't see a ton of playing time, but could see the occasional spot start in September.

Heisey is expected to be added to the Dodgers' active roster in advance of Tuesday's game, Jon Morosi of FOX Sports reports.

Heisey and Justin Ruggiano, a fellow new addition, are expected to join the Dodgers on Tuesday, and they'll both be added to the 40-man roster. Heisey isn't likely to draw many, if any, starts over the final month of the season, and he's essentially an insurance add who could pinch hit in favorable situations.

Heisey was traded to the Dodgers on Tuesday, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet reports.

Nicholson-Smith notes that Heisey will head to the Dodgers and receive cash considerations or a player to be named later in return. Heisey was a potential depth outfielder in Toronto, but Los Angeles has a greater need at that position given their slew of injuries.

Heisey signed a minor league deal with the Blue Jays on Wednesday, Sportsnet reports.

Heisey was recently released by the Dodgers, and he'll begin his stay with the Blue Jays' organization at Triple-A Buffalo. In 17 games this season, Heisey has four hits and eight walks in just 34 plate appearances. Known more for his glove - Heisey can play all three outfield spots - the 30-year-old could see action as a defensive replacement in certain situations.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed outfielder Chris Heisey to a minor league contract Wednesday, according to Sportsnet.

The Toronto Blue Jays signed outfielder Chris Heisey to a minor league contract Wednesday, according to Sportsnet. Heisey had four hits and eight walks in 34 plate appearances with the Los Angeles Dodgers earlier this season.

Heisey was released by the Dodgers on Friday, Steve Dilbeck of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Heisey was designated for assignment by the Dodgers following the three-team trade prior to the deadline, and he's now been granted his release from the club. He will now be available to sign elsewhere.