Veteran starting pitcher Andrew Heaney announced this Sunday his retirement from Major League Baseball.
Heaney has played 12 seasons in the league, six and a half of which have been with the Los Angeles Angels. He was part of the Texas Rangers team that won the World Series in 2023.
The left-hander closes his career with a record of 56-72, an ERA of 4.57 and 1,156 strikeouts in 1,136.2 innings pitched, allowing 1,113 hits and 339 walks.
After originally being selected in the 24th round of the 2009 MLB Draft by the Tampa Bay Rays, Heaney decided to go to college and play at Oklahoma State University. In 2013 he entered the draft again and was selected in ninth position by the Miami Marlins.
Heaney only pitched in seven games (five as a starter) with the Marlins during his debut season in 2014, before being traded to the Angels, where he would remain for the next seven years (2015-2021).
He played the second half of 2021 with the New York Yankees before signing an agreement with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2022.
He remained with the Rangers for a couple of years (2023-2024) before leaving for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2025, the year in which he was traded again to the Dodgers and only pitched in one game.
Heaney closed the 2025 season with a 5.52 ERA in 27 games (23 starts) and 122.1 innings pitched.
