CHICAGO - The baseball stars of tomorrow have been honing their skills in Chicago with the help of former Cubs star Jason Heyward.

Intentional Sports in the Austin neighborhood is hosting the J-Homerun Derby, kicking off on Monday, the first of its kind held in the state-of-the-art batting cages.

Teaching Kids Baseball:

Players get to hit and see their speed and exit velocity live on monitors inside.

The Jason Heyward Baseball Academy teaches baseball fundamentals to thousands of young people at the facility. They’ve been operating for three years and run three travel teams ages 10 through 12.

Heyward, a former Cubs outfielder, is using his success and platform to mentor and inspire young people.

"You talk about community and have something you're proud of and take pride in. It

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