Former Yankees trade deadline disaster Andrew Heaney retires after 12 seasons
NY Post
Andrew Heaney, who pitched for two World Series-winning teams but was a bust of a trade deadline acquisition for the Yankees in 2021, has retired after 12 MLB seasons, he announced in a social media post Sunday.
“Many people don’t get the opportunity to leave home and travel to beautiful places, meet amazing people from so many different backgrounds, all while doing something that they love,” Heaney wrote in his Instagram post. “I have. … I played with many of the greatest players of this generation and potentially some of the best players to ever wear a uniform. I’m humbled that I was even able to share the field with them. I was never an All-Star and definitely not a Hall of Famer, so I can only hope that I was great to each fan, player, coach, and staff member I go to be around.
“I’m so thankful for all of the people involved in making my career more successful than I ever dreamed. I will miss the game greatly, but all of my experiences and the lasting relationships have made me a better person. The routine of showing up to the yard every day and working to improve each time out has been a driving force for me the last 14 seasons.”
Heaney debuted with the Marlins — the organization that selected him in the first round of the 2012 MLB Draft — in 2014, and that offseason, Miami dealt him to the Dodgers before Heaney was redirected to the Angels later that same day.
Over the next seven years in Los Angeles, he collected a 4.51 ERA across 11 starts, and ahead of the trade deadline in 2021, the Yankees acquired him in exchange for a pair of minor-leagues to boost their rotation depth.
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