Education
Heineman attended the Windward School in Los Angeles, where he played for the school"s baseball team
Heineman attended the Windward School in Los Angeles, where he played for the school"s baseball team
He played college baseball for the University of California, Los Los Angeles Lightly recruited by college baseball programs, Heineman received no scholarship offers. He enrolled at the University of California, Los Angeles (University of California, Los Angeles), and made the University of California, Los Angeles Bruins baseball team as a walk-on.
He played sparingly as a freshman and sophomore, receiving eight at-bats as a freshman, and batting.261 in 23 games as a sophomore.
Heineman became the Bruins" starting catcher in his junior year after starting catcher Steve Rodriguez and recruit Austin Hedges signed professional contracts. He was named All-Pac-12 Conference and a semifinalist for the Johnny Bench Award, given annually to college baseball"s best catcher.
The Houston Astros selected Heineman in the eighth round of the 2012 MLB draft. He played for the Tri-City ValleyCats of the Class A-Short Season New York–Penn League after signing, and his.358 batting average led the league.
He played for the Lancaster JetHawks of the Class A-Advanced California League in 2013, and the Corpus Christi Hooks of the Class Associate of Arts Texas League in 2014.
After the 2014 regular season, the Astros assigned Heineman to the Salt River Rafters of the Arizona Fall League. Heineman began the 2015 season with Corpus Christi, and received a midseason promotion to the Fresno Grizzlies of the Class American Automobile Association Pacific Coast League.