:Neal Heaton

{{short description|American baseball player (born 1960)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Neal Heaton

|image=Neal Heaton.jpg

|position=Pitcher

|bats=Left

|throws=Left

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1960|3|3}}

|birth_place=Jamaica, New York, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=September 3

|debutyear=1982

|debutteam=Cleveland Indians

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=June 26

|finalyear=1993

|finalteam=New York Yankees

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=80–96

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=4.37

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=699

|teams =

• Cleveland Indians ({{mlby|1982}}–{{mlby|1986}})
• Minnesota Twins ({{mlby|1986}})
• Montreal Expos ({{mlby|1987}}–{{mlby|1988}})
• Pittsburgh Pirates ({{mlby|1989}}–{{mlby|1991}})
• Kansas City Royals ({{mlby|1992}})
• Milwaukee Brewers ({{mlby|1992}})
• New York Yankees ({{mlby|1993}})

|highlights =

• All-Star (1990)

}}

Neal Heaton (born March 3, 1960) is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher who played for the Cleveland Indians, Minnesota Twins, Montreal Expos, Pittsburgh Pirates, Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, and New York Yankees from 1982 to 1993.

Heaton was drafted by the Indians in the 2nd round of the 1981 amateur draft from the University of Miami. He was selected to the National League All-Star team in 1990 with the Pirates.{{cite web |title=Neal Heaton recalls his one shot as an All-Star in 1990 |url=https://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/all-star-game/neal-heaton-recalls-his-one-shot-as-an-all-star-in-1990-1.5678524 |website=Newsday |access-date=18 July 2021}} On March 10, 1992, the Pirates traded Heaton to the Kansas City Royals for Kirk Gibson. In his 12-season career, he posted an 80-96 record with 699 strikeouts and a 4.37 ERA in 1507.0 innings pitched.

Heaton was inducted into the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame on Long Island in the Baseball Category with the Class of 1997.