Jonah Heim

Jonah Nathan Heim (born June 27, 1995) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2020.

Jonah Heim
Oakland Athletics – No. 37
Catcher
Born: (1995-06-27) June 27, 1995
Buffalo, New York
Bats: Switch Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 25, 2020, for the Oakland Athletics
MLB statistics
(through September 14, 2020)
Batting average.292
Home runs0
Runs batted in5
Teams

Early life

Heim attended Kenmore East High School in Tonawanda, New York, and Amherst Central High School in Snyder, New York.[1] He signed a letter of intent to attend Michigan State University on a college baseball scholarship to play for the Michigan State Spartans.[2]

Career

Baltimore Orioles

The Baltimore Orioles selected Heim in the fourth round, with the 129th overall selection, of the 2013 MLB draft. He signed with Baltimore, receiving a $389,700 signing bonus, rather than enroll at Michigan State.[3] He made his professional debut that season the GCL Orioles and spent all of 2013 there, slashing .185/.275/.247 in 27 games. In 2014, he played for the GCL Orioles and the Aberdeen IronBirds where he batted .196 with one home run and seven RBIs in 46 games, and in 2015, he played for the Delmarva Shorebirds where he compiled a .248 batting average with one home runs and 16 RBIs in 43 games. He began 2016 with the Frederick Keys.

Tampa Bay Rays

On August 1, 2016, the Orioles traded Heim to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for Steve Pearce.[4] Tampa Bay assigned him to the Charlotte Stone Crabs and he finished the season there. In 102 total games between Frederick and Charlotte, he collected a .217 batting average with eight home runs and 33 RBIs. He spent 2017 with both Charlotte and the Bowling Green Hot Rods, slashing .260/.317/.402 with nine home runs, 61 RBIs, and a .718 OPS in 93 games.[5]

Oakland Athletics

Heim was traded to the Oakland Athletics on December 19, 2017, as the player to be named later to complete a trade for Joey Wendle.[6] He spent 2018 with both the Stockton Ports and the Midland RockHounds, batting .258 with eight home runs and sixty RBIs in 119 total games between both teams.[7] He split the 2019 season between Midland and the Las Vegas Aviators, hitting a combined .310/.385/.477/.862 with 9 home runs and 53 RBI.[8] On November 1, 2019, Heim was added to the Athletics 40–man roster.[9]

On August 24, 2020, Heim was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[10] Heim made his major league debut the next day against the Texas Rangers as the starting catcher.[11]

References
  1. High School Sports (May 14, 2013). "Amherst Catcher Jonah Heim Catches Scouts Eyes". USA Today. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  2. "Heim's baseball dream starts to become reality". Amherst Bee. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  3. Steve Melewski (January 7, 2015). "Prospect profile: Catcher Jonah Heim makes solid early impression with Orioles". MASN. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  4. Rich Dubroff (August 1, 2016). "Orioles bring back Steve Pearce in last minute trade". NBC Sports Washington. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  5. "Jonah Heim Stats, Highlights, Bio". MiLB.com. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  6. "A's Acquire C Jonah Heim from Tampa Bay as PTBNL in Wendle Trade". MLB.com. December 19, 2017. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  7. "Jonah Heim Stats, Highlights, Bio". MiLB.com. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  8. Melissa Lockard (November 4, 2019). "With Jonah Heim on the 40-man roster, the A's have their long-term catching tandem in place". The Athletic. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  9. "A's select C Jonah Heim from Triple-A Las Vegas". MLB.com. November 1, 2019. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  10. "Jonah Heim Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com. May 9, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  11. Mishanec, Nora (August 25, 2020). "A's catcher Jonah Heim goes 1-for-3 in MLB debut at Texas". SFChronicle.com. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
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