Codi Heuer #23

CODI DALTON HEUER...Pronounced “Hoyer”....Attended Wichita State (Kan.) University...Went 9-8 with a 5.17 ERA (82 ER/142.2 IP) and 144 strikeouts in 60 games (20 starts) over three seasons from 2016-18…Led the Shockers in starts (15), innings (79.1) and strikeouts (82) in 2018 as a junior…Prepped at Fossil Ridge H.S. in Fort Collins, Colo. where he lettered three years in baseball...Was also a three-time Academic All-State selection three times in high school...Is the only person with the first-name spelling of “Codi” to ever appear in the Major Leagues... Enjoys hiking, fishing, golfing and hunting...Grew up a fan of the Montana Grizzly growing up...Was also a Red Sox fan, favorite players were Jonathan Papelbon and Craig Kimbrel (who he ended up being traded for).

2025

Did not pitch at the Major League level from Sept. 30, 2021 to June 2, 2025, a span of 1,342 days/44+ months due to a pair of elbow surgeries in 2022 and 2023 that cost him most or all of three seasons, 2022-24…Signed with Texas on 4/4/24 and re-signed with the club to a Minor League contract on 11/23/24 with an invitation to 2025 Major League Spring Training…Originally selected by CWS in the sixth round of the 2018 MLB Draft from Wichita State (Kan.) University...Opened the year in AAA Round Rock after making appearances in four Spring Training with the Rangers…Posted a 2.53 ERA in April for Round Rock (10-G, 3ER/10.2IP)...Selected to the Major League roster on June 1 after posting a 3.27 ERA in his first 19 outings at RR, making his first appearance since the end of the 2021 season two days later at Tampa Bay (6/3)…Optioned the next day and spent remainder of his Rangers tenure with the Express…Acquired by Detroit at the trade deadline and assigned to AAA Toledo…Recalled by Detroit on Aug. 8, appearing in two games with the Tigers before being optioned back to Toledo on Aug. 13…Spent remainder of his Detroit stint in Triple-A prior to his Sept. 18 release.

2024

Signed with Texas on 4/4 but did not see any official game action, continuing his rehabilitation from his second consecutive season-ending elbow surgery in 2023…Re-signed with the Rangers for the 2025 season and received an invitation to Major League Spring Training on 12/19.

2023

Returned to game action after 2022 Tommy John ligament replacement surgery, making 15 relief appearances for Triple-A Iowa (CHC)…Owned a 7.82 ERA (11 ER/12.2 IP) with 10.7 SO/9 (15 SO)…Suffered a fractured elbow during his rehab assignment with Iowa, ending his season…Elected free agency following the season.

2022

Missed the entire 2022 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery on March 7.

2021

In 2021, Codi appeared in 65 games with the White Sox and Cubs ... he combined to go 7-4 with a 4.28 ERA in 67.1 IP... Made 25 appearances with the Cubs, posting a 3.14 ERA (10 ER/28.2 IP), striking out 17 batters, and allowing 13 walks and 20 hits... Made his debut with the Cubs on July 31 at Washington, pitching a perfect inning... Allowed just two home runs in 28.2 innings with the Cubs... Struck out a season-high four batters twice on April 12 and April 17, in back-to-back games... Earned the save in his final appearance of the season Sept. 29 at Pittsburgh.

2020

American League Relief Leaders: Wins (T4th, 3); ERA (6th, 1.52); opp. average (7th, .145)... Made 21 appearances with the White Sox in his first major league season … did not allow a run in 18 of 21 outings and tossed 1.0-plus IP in 19 of his appearances...Held opponents to a .145 (12-83) average… left-handers went 6-46 (.130) while righties were 6-37 (.162)... Threw 10.2 scoreless IP over 10 appearances at home and posted a 2.77 ERA (4 ER/13.0 IP) in 11 games on the road...Made his major-league debut on 7/24 vs. Minnesota, becoming the first White Sox pitcher to make his debut on Opening Day since Kelly Wunsch in 2000 … threw a 1-2-3 ninth inning with his first career strikeout (Mitch Garver)...Worked the final 1.1 IP for his first career save on 8/1 at Kansas City … retired all six batters faced over a season-high 2.0 scoreless IP on 8/5 vs. Milwaukee … also struck out a season-high three batters...Allowed a two-run home run, the first of his career, to JaCoby Jones on 8/10 at Detroit...Made four straight scoreless outings from 8/15-28 (3.2 IP) … recorded his first career win on 8/17 vs. Detroit and first career hold on 8/18 vs. the Tigers...Registered a season-high, 12.2 scoreless IP streak over his last 11 outings beginning on 9/2, the longest season-ending streak by a White Sox pitcher since Keith Foulke (15.0 IP) in 2002 … struck out at least one batter in each of the 11 outings (15 total)...Held opponents hitless over five straight outings from 9/2-11 and posted a hold in three straight from 9/5-11...Earned his second win of the season on 9/4 at Kansas City, tossing 1.1 perfect IP with a strikeout... Collected his third win on 9/17 vs. Minnesota, tossing 1.2 scoreless IP with a season-high tying three strikeouts as the White Sox clinched their first postseason berth since 2008 with a 4-3 victory...Matched his season high with 2.0 scoreless IP on 9/22 at Cleveland (also on 8/5 vs. Milwaukee)...Tossed 1.0 scoreless IP on 9/23 at Cleveland … struck out the only batter faced on 9/27 vs. the Cubs to end the season...Made two appearances in the AL Wild Card Series at Oakland, allowing two runs on two hits with two strikeouts over 2.1 IP... Retired all three batters faced in the eighth inning of Game 2, his first career postseason appearance...Allowed two runs over 1.1 IP in Game 3 … recorded the final two outs in the third inning to strand two runners before giving up a game-tying, two-run homer to Sean Murphy in the fourth.

2019

Combined to go 6-4 with a 2.39 ERA (18 ER/67.2 IP), 11 saves and 65 strikeouts over 42 appearances with Class A Winston-Salem and Class AA Birmingham...Began the season with Winston-Salem, throwing 2.0 scoreless IP in each of his first four outings…posted a 0.82 ERA (1 ER/11.0 IP) over his last five appearances...Was promoted to Birmingham on 6/20…led the Barons in saves (nine) and ERA by a reliever (1.84)...Posted a 0.48 ERA (1 ER/18.2 IP) over his final 14 outings from 7/18-remainder of the season.

2018

Made his pro debut with Advanced Rookie Great Falls...Threw 3.0 IP in each of his last eight starts…posted a 1.00 ERA (1 ER/9.0 IP) over his final three outings...Was recommended/signed by Robbie Cummings (White Sox).