Heineman relayed after Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Twins that he was removed from the game in the sixth inning in a "manager's decision" rather than due to any sort of physical issue, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports. After taking an at-bat with the bases loaded in the top half of the sixth, Heineman was lifted from the game in the bottom of the frame in a move that seemed to signal that the veteran backstop was dealing with an injury. Instead, manager John Schneider said that he opted to pull Heineman from the game due to the poor at-bat, which ended with a weak flyout after the 34-year-old swung at a first-pitch breaking ball. Heineman had already begun to lose out on playing time to Brandon Valenzuela, and his 0-for-3 showing prior to exiting Sunday's game won't help Heineman's case for regaining work.
Tyler Heineman: Everything you need to know
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Tyler Heineman Game Log 2026
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PreseasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB3/22W 14-1111100000010013/20W 2-1301100010031013/18L 3-2200000000010003/12L 8-5232001111040073/10W 7-0210000001030003/8W 5-0201100010030013/7W 1-0200000000040003/5L 9-5311100000010013/2L 7-6200000000020002/28L 5-120110000001001
Preseason Totals 21675011320231012 -
Regular SeasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB5/6L 3-0200000000020005/3L 4-3300000000010005/1W 7-3301100000140014/28W 3-0300000000020004/27L 5-0300000000030004/25W 5-34011000000100014/24L 8-6300000000020004/22L 7-3300000010060004/20W 5-2200000000050004/182-2200000000010004/17L 6-3311100000010014/16L 2-1200000010030004/14W 9-7100000000000004/8W 4-3301100000030014/7L 4-1100000000010004/6L 14-2301100000110014/4L 6-3301100000010014/3L 5-4000000000000004/1L 2-1100000000000003/31W 5-1412200000050023/30L 14-5000000000000003/29W 5-222110000101001
Regular Season Totals 5149900021252009
Tyler Heineman Splits 2026
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SplitsHRRBIHAVG1B2B3BBBHBPSBCSTBOBP
Overall 0290.170900120090.214Away 0230.115300010030.148Home 0060.222600110060.276Day 0240.174400100040.208Night 0050.167500020050.219March 0030.500300100030.571April 0250.128500010050.150May 0010.125100010010.222Opponent vs BOS 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 vs MIL 0 1 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 vs ATH 0 0 1 0.500 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.667 vs COL 0 0 2 0.400 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.400 vs LAA 0 1 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 vs TB 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 vs LAD 0 0 2 0.286 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0.375 vs CWS 0 0 1 0.333 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.333 vs AZ 0 0 1 0.143 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.143 vs CLE 0 0 1 0.143 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.143 vs MIN 0 0 1 0.167 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.286 Venue @ Los Angeles 0 1 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 @ Tampa Bay 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 @ Minnesota 0 0 1 0.167 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.286 @ Chicago 0 0 1 0.333 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.333 @ Toronto 0 0 6 0.222 6 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 0.276 @ Milwaukee 0 1 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 @ Arizona 0 0 1 0.143 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.143
Tyler Heineman Player Profile
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Tyler Heineman: Breaking News
Lifted with apparent injury
Heineman went 0-for-3 before being removed from Sunday's game against the Twins in the bottom of the sixth due to an apparent injury, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports. The Blue Jays haven't confirmed that Heineman is hurt, but the fact that he batted in the top of the frames with the bases loaded before being replaced by Brandon Valenzuela behind the dish in the bottom of the inning indicates that Heineman is likely dealing with a physical concern. Heineman and Valenzuela have been splitting time at catcher since Alejandro Kirk (thumb) landed on the injured list April 4.
Resting Saturday
Heineman isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Minnesota. After starting the season with a .188 batting average and .423 OPS through 20 games, Heineman will take a seat on the bench for the third time in Toronto's last four games while Brandon Valenzuela starts at catcher.