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Andrew Heaney Retires at 34 After 12 MLB Seasons

The 34-year-old lefty earned the Game 4 win in the Rangers’ 2023 title run.

Overview

  • Heaney announced his retirement on Dec. 28 via a social-media post, citing a desire to shift his focus to family and community.
  • He finished with 56 wins, 1,156 strikeouts and a 4.57 ERA across 1,136.2 innings in 230 MLB games.
  • Texas’ 2023 championship run featured Heaney’s five-inning, one-run victory in World Series Game 4, which followed his first double-digit win season.
  • His 12-year career spanned six clubs — Marlins, Angels, Yankees, Dodgers, Rangers and Pirates — after being drafted ninth overall in 2012 and debuting in 2014.
  • In 2025 he opened with the Pirates before an Aug. 29 release, then signed a minor-league deal with the Dodgers and made one late-September appearance.