Ryan O'Hearn
O'Hearn with the Kansas City Royals in 2018
Baltimore Orioles – No. 32
First baseman
Born: (1993-07-26) July 26, 1993
Dunedin, Florida, U.S.
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
MLB debut
July 31, 2018, for the Kansas City Royals
MLB statistics
(through 2023 season)
Batting average.237
Home runs52
Runs batted in191
Teams

Ryan Patrick O'Hearn (born July 26, 1993) is an American professional baseball first baseman for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Kansas City Royals.

Amateur career

O'Hearn graduated from Wakeland High School in Frisco, Texas. As a senior, he hit .505 with 15 home runs and 55 runs batted in (RBI), earning a spot on Baseball America's second team High School All-American team.[1] He was not drafted out of high school in the 2011 MLB draft and he enrolled and played college baseball at Sam Houston State University. In 2014, his junior season, he batted .292 with eight home runs and 44 RBIs in 62 games.[2]

Professional career

Kansas City Royals

The Kansas City Royals selected O'Hearn in the eighth round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft.[3] He signed and spent 2014 with the Idaho Falls Chukars,[4][5] posting a .361 batting average with 13 home runs and 54 RBIs in 64 games. O'Hearn started 2015 with the Lexington Legends, and after batting .277 with 19 home runs and 56 RBIs, was promoted to the Wilmington Blue Rocks where he finished the season, posting a .236 batting average with eight home runs and 21 RBIs.[6] He spent 2016 with both Wilmington and the Northwest Arkansas Naturals, slashing a combined .275/.351/.478 with 22 home runs and 78 RBIs in 134 total games between both teams, and 2017 with the Omaha Storm Chasers and Northwest Arkansas, batting a combined .253 with 22 home runs and 64 RBIs in 133 total games.[7]

O'Hearn was called up to the major leagues on July 31, 2018, and hit a home run in his first game.[8][9] He ended the season with 12 home runs and 30 RBIs in 44 games. He struggled offensively in 2019, hitting only .195 with 14 home runs and 38 RBI.

On July 7, 2020, it was announced that O'Hearn had tested positive for COVID-19.[10] Overall with the 2020 Kansas City Royals, O'Hearn batted .195 with two home runs and 18 RBIs in 42 games.[11] In 2021, he batted .225/.268/.369 with 9 home runs and 29 RBIs in 84 games.

He was designated for assignment on December 28, 2022, creating a roster spot filled when the Royals signed Jordan Lyles.[12]

Baltimore Orioles

On January 3, 2023, O'Hearn was traded to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for cash considerations.[13] On January 5, O’Hearn was designated for assignment by Baltimore following the waiver claim of Lewin Díaz.[14] On January 12, O'Hearn was sent outright to the Triple-A Norfolk Tides.[15][16] O'Hearn hit .375 with 3 home runs in 40 at-bats in spring training, but was ultimately reassigned to Triple-A Norfolk to begin the season.[17]

On April 13, 2023, the Orioles selected O'Hearn's contract, adding him to the major league roster.[18] He made his Orioles debut in an 8–7 win over the Oakland Athletics that afternoon was his first three-RBI game in two years.[19] He has had four RBI in at least two away matches during the season. The first was in a 10-inning 6–5 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on May 20, highlighted by his three-run homer off Jordan Romano that tied the contest at 5–5 in the eighth.[20] The other was in a 14–1 triumph over the New York Yankees on July 6.[21] He established a single-game career-high five hits in an 8–7 away win over the Houston Astros on September 18.[22]

References

  1. ↑ "Ryan O'Hearn". Archived from the original on 2019-05-27. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
  2. ↑ "O'Hearn called up to Royals".
  3. ↑ "Royals add first baseman O'Hearn in eighth round". MLB.com. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Pioneer notes: Kansas City Royals' Ryan O'Hearn feasting on fastballs with Idaho Falls Chukars - MiLB.com News - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Texas friends excel with Chukars". August 10, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Thanks to the long ball, Legends' O'Hearn might have short stay in Lexington". Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Ryan O'Hearn Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  8. ↑ "O'Hearn homers in MLB debut to power Royals". MLB.com.
  9. ↑ "Ryan O'Hearn - 2014 - Baseball".
  10. ↑ "Royals' Brad Keller, Ryan O'Hearn test positive for COVID-19". ESPN. July 7, 2020. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Ryan O'Hearn Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com.
  12. ↑ "Royals sign RHP Lyles to 2-year deal, hope for many innings". Associated Press. December 28, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Orioles acquire 1B Ryan O'Hearn from Royals for cash". ESPN.com. Associated Press. January 3, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Orioles DFA Ryan O'Hearn 2 days after trade, claim Lewin Díaz back". ESPN.com. Associated Press. January 5, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  15. ↑ "MLB Transactions - Baseball Player Trades and Signings". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  16. ↑ "Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn: Outrighted to Triple-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  17. ↑ "Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn: Reassigned to minor-league camp". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  18. ↑ "Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn: Added to roster". CBSSports.com.
  19. ↑ "Adley Rutschman hits first walk-off home run as Orioles beat A's," The Associated Press (AP), Thursday, April 13, 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  20. ↑ Harrison, Ian. "O’Hearn ties career high with 4 RBIs, Orioles beat Blue Jays 6–5 in 10 innings," The Associated Press (AP), Saturday, May 20, 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  21. ↑ Beach, Jerry. "Henderson’s 2 homers, 4 hits, 5 RBIs lead Orioles to 14–1 rout of Yankees and Severino," The Associated Press (AP), Thursday, July 6, 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  22. ↑ Rieken, Kristie. "Mullins hits 3-run homer in 9th to lift Orioles to 8–7 win over Astros," The Associated Press (AP), Monday, September 18, 2023. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
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