Tyler Heineman Boston Red Sox Catcher

       
 
Age: 32
Born: June 19, 1991
Birthplace: Pacific Palisades, CA
Height: 5-10
Weight: 190
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
   
Drafted: 8th round, 2012 by HOU
How Acquired: Traded from New York (NL) for cash considerations (Feb. 2024)
College: UCLA
High School: Windward (CA)
   

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Tyler Heineman photos by Kelly O'Connor
Pronunciation: HINE-uh-man
First Pro Contract: June 22, 2012 (HOU)
Signing Scout: Tim Costic
Signing Bonus: $125,000
Rule 5 Draft Eligible: N/A
MLFA Eligible: N/A
   
Pro Debut: June 29, 2012 (Tri-City)
Added to 40-man: April 4, 2023 (PIT)
MLB Debut: September 4, 2019 (MIA)
Service Time (1/24): 2 years, 20 days
Options Remaining: 1 (2023, 2020)
Contract (2024): $800,000
   
Twitter: @theineman13
Instagram: @theineman13

 
 
 
 
 
     
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  Physical Description: Medium catcher’s frame. Maxed out physically. Athletic.

Hit: Switch hitter, closed stance with slight toe tap. Solid pitch recognition and plate discipline. Below to fringe-average spray hitter.

Power: Well below-average power. Not a part of his game.

Run: Below-average speed, decent speed for a catcher. Smart baserunner.

Defense: Above-average all-around defensive backstop. Excellent game caller. Embraces analytics. Moves well behind the plate, good blocker.

  Arm: Plus, accurate arm. Very adept at throwing out would-be base-stealers.

Career Notes: Walk-on at UCLA who worked hard to develop into an All Conference player in the Pac 12. Spent time with nine different organizations over first twelve pro seasons.

Summation: Solid backup catcher profile with the floor of an up-and-down player. Significant major league experience. Good fit for an organization that prioritizes pitch calling and defense for the backup/third catcher role.

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    Hitting Stats                                          
  year team lg level org age g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb bb so sb cs avg obp slg ops
2010 UCLA Pac10 NCAA --- 19 14 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0.125 0.222 0.125 0.347
  2011 UCLA Pac10 NCAA --- 20 23 46 8 12 2 0 0 7 14 6 5 0 1 0.261 0.404 0.304 0.708
  2012 UCLA Pac12 NCAA --- 21 59 211 42 70 7 1 1 27 82 22 14 3 2 0.332 0.435 0.389 0.823
  2012 Tri-City ValleyCats NYPL A- Hou 21 55 193 33 69 14 0 0 26 83 26 12 6 2 0.358 0.452 0.430 0.882
  2013 Lancaster Jethawks Cal A+ Hou 22 104 370 67 106 23 4 13 71 176 32 47 2 3 0.286 0.361 0.476 0.837
  2014 Corpus Christi Hooks Tex AA Hou 23 78 265 34 64 15 3 1 25 88 24 37 3 3 0.242 0.332 0.332 0.664
  2015 Corpus Christi Hooks Tex AA Hou 24 22 85 12 27 7 0 0 5 34 8 6 0 0 0.318 0.383 0.400 0.783
  2015 Fresno Grizzlies PCL AAA Hou 24 56 192 27 52 10 0 3 25 71 11 15 2 0 0.271 0.312 0.370 0.682
2016 Fresno Grizzlies PCL AAA Hou 25 73 239 27 62 9 2 3 14 84 26 44 1 2 0.259 0.344 0.351 0.696
  2017 Colorado Springs Sky Sox PCL AAA Mil 26 65 199 24 56 19 0 2 20 81 20 34 2 0 0.281 0.342 0.407 0.749
  2018 Biloxi Shuckers Sou AA Mil 27 72 224 29 57 11 0 4 23 80 36 32 3 1 0.254 0.361 0.357 0.718
  2018 Colorado Springs Sky Sox PCL AAA Mil 27 6 19 1 4 0 0 0 1 4 4 4 1 0 0.211 0.348 0.211 0.558
  2019 New Orleans Baby Cakes PCL AAA Ari 28 48 164 26 56 12 2 10 25 102 12 21 4 0 0.341 0.397 0.622 1.019
  2019 Reno Aces PCL AAA Ari 28 25 80 16 26 5 1 3 13 42 9 14 0 0 0.325 0.407 0.525 0.932
  2019 Miami Marlins NL MLB Mia 28 5 11 1 3 1 0 1 2 7 0 4 0 0 0.273 0.273 0.636 0.909
  2020 San Francisco Giants NL MLB SF 29 15 42 3 8 1 0 0 1 9 4 6 1 0 0.190 0.292 0.214 0.506
  2021 Lehigh Valley IronPigs IL AAA Phi 30 20 62 5 17 2 0 0 6 19 9 12 0 1 0.274 0.366 0.306 0.673
  2021 Memphis Redbirds IL AAA StL 30 21 67 8 17 4 0 0 5 21 7 17 0 2 0.254 0.325 0.313 0.638
2022 Buffalo Bisons IL AAA Tor 31 2 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0.125 0.125 0.125 0.250
  2022 Toronto Blue Jays AL MLB Tor 31 10 15 2 4 2 0 0 1 6 0 4 0 0 0.267 0.267 0.400 0.667
  2022 Pittsburgh Pirates NL MLB Pit 31 52 142 14 30 6 0 0 8 36 8 13 1 0 0.211 0.277 0.254 0.531
  2023 Indianapolis Indians IL AAA Pit 32 6 18 2 6 1 1 1 6 12 5 3 0 0 0.333 0.478 0.667 1.145
  2023 Pittsburgh Pirates NL MLB Pit 32 3 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0.111 0.200 0.111 0.311
  2023 Buffalo Bisons IL AAA Tor 32 36 117 21 25 3 0 1 13 31 20 32 5 0 0.214 0.331 0.265 0.596
  2023 Toronto Blue Jays AL MLB Tor 32 19 29 4 8 1 1 0 3 11 7 7 0 0 0.276 0.432 0.379 0.812
2024 Portland Sea Dogs East AA Bos 33     stats                            
2024 Worcester Red Sox IL AAA Bos 33     stats                            
2024 Boston Red Sox AL MLB Bos 33     stats                            
   
     
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  Awards   SoxProspects.com Awards  
  2012 New York-Penn League All-Star
2012 Astros Organizational All-Star
2019 Miami Organizational All-Star		   -  
   

   
     
 
 		  
     
 
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