Codi Dalton Heuer (born July 3, 1996) is an American

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for the Chicago Cubs of

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(MLB). He played college baseball at

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. He previously played for the

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. He made his MLB debut in 2020.

Amateur career

Heuer was born and raised in

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, before moving to Fort Collins, Colorado before he began high school. Following the move, he attended Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins. In 2015, his senior year, he threw a complete game shutout in which he struck out 17 batters, a school record. He went undrafted in the

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, and enrolled at

where he played

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for the Shockers. In 2016, his freshman season at Wichita State, he appeared in 21 games (making two starts) in which he went 1–1 with a 9.12 ERA in innings, and as a sophomore in 2017, he pitched to a 2–2 record and 4.42 ERA in innings. In 2018, his junior year, he was Wichita State's Friday night starter, going 6–5 with a 4.31 ERA over 16 games (15 starts).

Professional career

Chicago White Sox

After his junior year, Heuer was selected by the

in the sixth round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft. He signed and made his professional debut with the

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. He made 14 starts, going 0–1 with a 4.74 ERA over 38 innings, as the Voyagers won the Pioneer League crown. In 2019, he moved to the bullpen, and began the year with the

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before being promoted to the Birmingham Barons in June. Over 42 relief appearances between the two clubs, Heuer went 6–4 with a 2.39 ERA, striking out 65 over innings. On July 23, 2020, it was announced that Heuer had been named to the White Sox 2020 Opening Day roster. He made his MLB debut the next night against the Minnesota Twins, striking out one and pitching a scoreless inning. With the 2020 Chicago White Sox, Heuer appeared in 21 games, compiling a 3-0 record with 1.52 ERA and 25 strikeouts in innings pitched. For the 2021 White Sox, Heuer went 4-1 with a 5.12 ERA and 39 strikeouts over innings.

Chicago Cubs

On July 30, 2021, Heuer was traded along with

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to the Chicago Cubs for

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. Heuer appeared in 25 games for the Cubs in which he went 3-3 with a 3.14 ERA and 17 strikouts over innings. On March 8, 2022, Heuer underwent Tommy John surgery, ending his 2022 season before it began.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Heuer, Codi 1996 births Living people Baseball players from Montana Birmingham Barons players Chicago Cubs players Chicago White Sox players Great Falls Voyagers players Major League Baseball pitchers Sportspeople from Missoula, Montana Wichita State Shockers baseball players Winston-Salem Dash players