Scott Heineman

Scott Heineman
Heineman with the Nashville Sounds in 2019
Outfielder / First baseman
Born: (1992-12-04) December 4, 1992 (age 32)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: August 2, 2019, for the Texas Rangers
NPB: September 10, 2021, for the Yomiuri Giants
Last appearance
MLB: June 27, 2021, for the Cincinnati Reds
NPB: September 22, 2021, for the Yomiuri Giants
MLB statistics
Batting average.172
Home runs5
Runs batted in17
NPB statistics
Batting average.160
Home runs0
Runs batted in2
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Teams

Scott Matthew Heineman (born December 4, 1992) is an American former professional baseball outfielder and first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers and Cincinnati Reds.

Amateur career

Heineman attended Crespi Carmelite High School in Encino, California.[1] Undrafted out of high school, he attended the University of Oregon, where he played college baseball for the Oregon Ducks from 2012 through 2015. In 2013, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and was named a league all-star.[2] He played in only 8 games in 2014 before undergoing season-ending surgery on a torn labrum in his hip, resulting in a red-shirt season.[3] The Kansas City Royals selected him in the 19th round of the 2014 MLB draft, but he did not sign, and returned to Oregon for 2015. The Texas Rangers selected Heineman in the 11th round, 318th overall, of the 2015 MLB draft and signed him for $100,000.[3][4][5]

Professional career

Texas Rangers

Heineman underwent season-ending surgery on his right ankle on July 1, 2015, without having appeared in any professional games that season.[6] He made his professional debut and spent the entire 2016 season with the High Desert Mavericks of the California League, hitting .303/.386/.505/.891 with 17 home runs, 80 RBI, and 30 stolen bases. He spent the 2017 season with the Frisco RoughRiders of the Texas League, hitting .284/.363/.427/.790 with 9 home runs, 44 RBI, and 12 stolen bases. In 2018, Heineman played in 107 games for the Round Rock Express of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League (PCL) and 7 games for the Roughriders. He was named to the PCL All-Star Team and participated Triple-A All-Star Game.[7] He hit a combined .306/.371/.445/.816 with 12 home runs, 67 RBI, and 18 stolen bases in the 2018 season.

During the 2018 off-season, Heineman played for the Leones del Escogido of the Dominican Winter League.[8] The Rangers placed him on their 40-man roster following the 2018 season.[9] Heineman was named the recipient of the Rangers' 2018 minor league Tom Grieve Player of the Year award.[10] Heineman underwent surgery on his left shoulder (labrum) in December 2018.[11] On March 3, 2019, he was placed on the 60-day injured list as he recovered from shoulder surgery.[12] After rehabbing with the AZL Rangers of the Rookie-level Arizona League and the Nashville Sounds of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League, he was activated from the injured list on July 3 and optioned to Nashville.[13] Between the two levels, he hit a combined .347/.415/.591/1.006 with 10 home runs and 31 RBI over 46 games.

The Rangers promoted Heineman to the major leagues on August 2, 2019.[14] He made his major league debut that day versus the Detroit Tigers, recording his first career hit off Tyler Alexander.[15] On September 3, Heineman hit his first major league home run off Jonathan Loáisiga.[16] In 25 games for Texas in 2019, Heineman hit .213/.306/.373/.679 with 2 home runs and 7 RBI. In 24 games for Texas in 2020, he hit .154/.185/.269/.454 with 1 home run and 7 RBI.

On December 2, 2020, Heineman was non-tendered by Texas. On December 3, 2020, Heineman re-signed with the Rangers on a major league contract.[17] However, on December 11, after the Rangers signed Jimmy Herget, Heineman was designated for assignment.[18]

Cincinnati Reds

On December 16, 2020, the Rangers traded Heineman to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for José Acosta.[18] He was assigned to the Triple-A Louisville Bats to begin the 2021 season. The Reds promoted Heineman to the active roster on May 21, 2021.[19] In 19 games for Cincinnati, Heineman struggled to a .100/.206/.300 slash line with 2 home runs and 3 RBI before being designated for assignment on June 28.[20] He was outrighted to Louisville on July 1.[21] Heineman hit .279/.353/.410 with 1 home run and 4 RBI in 17 games for Louisville before he was released on July 19.[22]

Yomiuri Giants

On August 6, 2021, Heineman signed with the Yomiuri Giants of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for $3 million.[23][24] He became a free agent following the season.

Seattle Mariners

On June 6, 2022, Heineman signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners. In 29 games for the Triple–A Tacoma Rainiers, he batted .190/.277/.310 with two home runs, 15 RBI, and five stolen bases. Heineman was released by the Mariners organization on August 11.

Personal life

Heineman's brother, Tyler, is a professional baseball catcher.[1] Their father, Steve, served in the Santa Monica Police Department.[25]

References

  1. ^ a b "A Family Affair As UCLA Takes On Oregon: Heineman Brothers Face Each Other For First Time". Santa Monica Mirror. April 7, 2012. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  2. ^ "#5 Scott Heineman - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Tyson Alger (June 10, 2015). "MLB Draft 2015: Scott Heineman drafted by Texas Rangers in 11th round". The Oregonian. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  4. ^ Pete Martini (June 10, 2015). "Ducks' Heineman drafted by Rangers". Statesman Journal. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  5. ^ "Scott Heineman". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  6. ^ Keith Raad (March 30, 2017). "Injuries can't keep Scott Heineman down". ridersinsider.mlblogs.com. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  7. ^ "Texas Rangers: Rangers outfield prospect Scott Heineman saw opportunity in All-Star game and ran with it, just like he's doing with chance to reach majors". The Dallas Morning News. July 13, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  8. ^ "2018-19 Leones del Escogido". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
  9. ^ "Prospects added to 40-man rosters". milb.com. November 20, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  10. ^ "Texas Rangers have announced 2018 Minor League Award recipients". MLB.com. January 9, 2019. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  11. ^ Adam J. Morris (January 22, 2019). "Scott Heineman had surgery, will miss first month". Lone Star Ball. SB Nation. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  12. ^ RotoWire Staff (March 3, 2019). "Rangers' Scott Heineman: Moves to 60-day IL". CBS Sports. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  13. ^ Adam J. Morris (July 3, 2019). "Texas Rangers activate, option Scott Heineman". Lone Star Ball. SB Nation. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  14. ^ Saad Yousuf (August 2, 2019). "Two days after deadline, Rangers roster undergoes shakeup with influx of young talent". The Athletic. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  15. ^ "Heineman makes MLB Debut as Rangers defeat Tigers 5-4". Fox Sports Southwest. Associated Press. August 2, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  16. ^ Mike Mazzeo (September 3, 2019). "One brother hit his first MLB homer. The other got called up. On the same exact day". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  17. ^ T.R. Sullivan (December 3, 2020). "Joe Gatto, Scott Heineman sign with Rangers". MLB.com. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  18. ^ a b Sam Blum (December 16, 2020). "Texas Rangers trade outfielder Scott Heineman to the Cincinnati Reds". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  19. ^ Goldsmith, Charlie. "Reds notes: Senzel, Miley headed to IL amid flurry of transactions". The Enquirer.
  20. ^ "Reds DFA Scott Heineman, Promote Alejo Lopez". MLB Trade Rumors.
  21. ^ "Minor MLB Transactions: 7/1/21". MLB Trade Rumors.
  22. ^ @tombaseball29 (July 19, 2021). "#Reds have released OF Scott Heineman" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  23. ^ "Nikkan Sports baseball news 巨人スコット・ハイネマンと契約合意 3A通算20本塁打、86打点". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). August 6, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  24. ^ "Yomiuri Giants Press release 2021.08.06 新外国人選手の入団について". Yomiuri Giants Official site (in Japanese). August 6, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  25. ^ Daniel Archuleta (April 5, 2012). "Baseball: Brothers with local ties square off". Santa Monica Daily Press. Retrieved November 9, 2019.