“I will miss the game immensely, but all my experiences and the lasting relationships have made me a better personHeaney wrote.The routine of going to the garden every day and working to improve every time has been a driving force for me… I am now ready to give my focus and energy back to being a husband, father, family man and active member of my community. I’m retiring from baseball, but I hope to give back more than I received. I want to thank you all for the love and support you have given me. You all know who you are.”
Heaney spent his final season with the Pirates and Dodgers, posting a 5.52 ERA over 122 1/3 innings. After inking a $5.25 million deal with Pittsburgh last February, Heaney’s issues kept him from being dealt at the trade deadline, and the Bucs ultimately demoted him to the bullpen and then released him completely in late August. The Dodgers brought Heaney back on a minor league deal for what was technically his third stint in the organization, and he appeared in one big league game in late September but was not named to any of Los Angeles’ postseason rosters.
Heaney was selected ninth overall by the Marlins in the 2012 draft and made his Show debut in 2014, but was dealt to the Dodgers after the season as part of a major trade involving seven players who Dee Strange Gordon to Miami (en Enrique Hernández And Austin Barnes to the Chavez Canyon). The Dodgers then flipped Heaney to the Angels that same day in another trade for Howie Kendrickwhich has some historical significance as the last time the two Los Angeles clubs engaged in a player-for-player trade.
Tommy John surgery and some other injuries limited Heaney during his time in Anaheim, but he delivered a 4.51 ERA over 569 1/3 innings of his long stretch in an Angels uniform. The tenure ended when Heaney was dealt to the Yankees at the 2021 trade deadline, and that winter he returned to LA for a better stint with the Dodgers when he signed a one-year, $8.5 million free agent deal. Injuries were again a factor for Heaney this year, but he had a 3.10 ERA and a whopping 35.5% strikeout rate over his 72 2/3 frames.
The Oklahoma City native’s next contract brought him a little closer to home, as Heaney signed a two-year, $25 million deal with the Rangers in the 2022-2023 offseason. The deal was a hit for both the pitcher and the team, as Heaney had a 4.22 ERA with Texas while staying healthy overall – his 160 innings in 2024 and 147 1/3 innings in 2023 were the second and third highest single-season innings totals of his career. During the 2023 postseason, Heaney had a 4.09 ERA in 11 innings over five games as a starter and reliever, helping the Rangers win the World Series.
Home runs were a constant problem for Heaney throughout his career, and his 199 career home runs inflated his ERA and perhaps kept him from breaking through as a front-of-the-rotation arm. Still, Heaney carved out a long and successful career for himself as a starter based on his strikeout ability (23.8% career strikeout rate) and quality control (7% walk rate). Despite his troubles in 2025, it seemed like Heaney still had more left in the tank had he chosen to continue pitching, and perhaps could have reinvented himself as a full-time relief pitcher.
Instead, Heaney has decided to hang up his gloves and will now continue with his post-play efforts. We at MLB Trade Rumors wish Heaney all the best and congratulate him on a great career.
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