James Edward Heise (October 2, 1930 – April 21, 2011) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. Heise attended West Virginia University, where he played college baseball for the Mountaineers from 1953–1956. He was signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent in 1956, and played briefly for the Senators in 1957. Heise was the son of Clarence Heise, also a Major League Baseball pitcher.