Benjamin Heller (born August 5, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Chicago Cubs organization.

He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves, and Pittsburgh Pirates.

[2] He split the 2014 season between the Lake County Captains and Carolina Mudcats, combining for a 2.38 ERA with 81 strikeouts in 53 innings pitched.

On July 31, 2016, the Indians traded Heller along with Clint Frazier, Justus Sheffield and J. P. Feyereisen to the New York Yankees in exchange for Andrew Miller.

[6] The Yankees promoted Heller to the major league roster on August 11,[7] but he was returned to the minors without making an appearance.

Initially not included on the Yankees' postseason roster, Heller was added after CC Sabathia suffered a shoulder injury in the fourth game of the ALCS.

He made four rehab appearances for the rookie-level Florida Complex League Twins before being promoted to the Triple-A St. Paul Saints.

[17] On June 2, following the acquisition of Robert Stephenson, Heller was designated for assignment by the Rays without having made an appearance for the team.

[20] Heller made his debut for the Braves on June 16, throwing five strikeouts with only one hit and one walk in two innings in a win against the Colorado Rockies.

[26] He struggled immensely in two games for the Pirates, allowing 12 runs (11 earned) on nine hits with three strikeouts across two innings of work.

[4][38] Heller and his wife, Martha, met while attending Olivet Nazarene University; she is an eighth grade math teacher.