O'Neill signed a three-year, $49.5 million contract with the Orioles on Saturday, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.
O'Neill enjoyed a resurgent campaign after moving to Boston in 2024, slashing .241/.336/.511 with 31 home runs and 61 RBI across 473 regular-season plate appearances. Much of the 29-year-old's success came versus southpaws, against whom he posted a 1.179 OPS in 156 trips to the plate. Now in Baltimore, O'Neill could slot in primarily at DH given his limited range and injury history while occasionally taking over in the corner outfield for Colton Cowser or Heston Kjerstad against left-handed starters.
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Red Sox's Tyler O'Neill: Sitting for regular-season finale
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O'Neill is out of the Red Sox's lineup Sunday against the Rays, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.
The Red Sox will start Jarren Duran, Ceddanne Rafaela and Wilyer Abreu in the outfield for the regular-season finale. O'Neill battled multiple injuries this season, and unless he pinch hits Sunday, he'll end his first year in Boston with a slash line of .241/.336/.511, 31 home runs and 61 RBI across 473 plate appearances.
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Red Sox's Tyler O'Neill: Out of Boston's lineup
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O'Neill is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Rays, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.
O'Neill has been in and out of the lineup lately, making just two starts over the last six contests. He missed the first two of those tilts with a back injury, although it's not clear whether the back is a factor in his two other absences. Jarren Duran is in left field for the Red Sox on Friday.
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Red Sox's Tyler O'Neill: Not in Tuesday's lineup
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O'Neill is absent from the lineup in Tuesday's game versus the Blue Jays, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.
O'Neill returned to the lineup Monday at designated hitter after missing both ends of Sunday's doubleheader with a back issue. It's not clear whether it's his back that's keeping him out of Tuesday's lineup. Jarren Duran and Wilyer Abreu will be in the corner outfield spots for the Red Sox.
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Red Sox's Tyler O'Neill: Returns to lineup Monday
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O'Neill (back) will start at designated hitter and bat fourth in Monday's game versus the Blue Jays.
O'Neill sat out both ends of Sunday's doubleheader against the Twins due to a back injury, but he's feeling well enough to hit in Monday's contest. With O'Neill handling DH duties, Masataka Yoshida will receive a breather.
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Red Sox's Tyler O'Neill: Remains out for Game 2
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O'Neill (back) is out of the lineup for the second game of Sunday's doubleheader with the Twins, Mac Cerullo of the Boston Herald reports.
The Red Sox will give O'Neill both ends of the twin bill off as he deals with what manager Alex Cora described earlier Sunday as minor back tightness. Jarren Duran will occupy O'Neill's typical spot in left field for the second game of the doubleheader.
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Red Sox's Tyler O'Neill: Nursing back tightness
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Red Sox manager Alex Cora said prior to Sunday's doubleheader with the Twins that O'Neill is dealing with some minor back tightness, Mac Cerullo of the Boston Herald reports.
O'Neill is not in the lineup for the first game of the twin bill, though Cora didn't rule him out for the nightcap. Consider O'Neill day-to-day for the time being.
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Red Sox's Tyler O'Neill: Sitting out first game
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O'Neill is not in the lineup for the first game of Sunday's doubleheader against the Twins, Mac Cerullo of the Boston Herald reports.
O'Neill will surely be back in the lineup for the nightcap, but he will begin the first game of the twin bill on the bench. Jarren Duran is in left field and Ceddanne Rafaela is in center for the first contest.
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Red Sox's Tyler O'Neill: Resting Saturday
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O'Neill is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against Minnesota, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.
O'Neill had made 17 straight starts, likely making Saturday's absence from the starting nine nothing more than an off day. O'Neill is hitless in his last 15 at-bats, but he had homered six times in nine games before the slump. Jarren Duran, Ceddanne Rafaela and Wilyer Abreu fill the outfield from left to right.
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Red Sox's Tyler O'Neill: Clobbers 31st homer
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O'Neill went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run Sunday against the Yankees.
O'Neill's two-run blast was the culmination of a nine-pitch at-bat and represented the only runs the Red Sox would muster on the day. The homer was O'Neill's 31st of the season, the second time he's reached the 30-homer threshold in his career and leaving him just three shy of matching his career high that was set in 2021.
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Red Sox's Tyler O'Neill: Launches walk-off homer
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O'Neill went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run, an additional RBI and a walk in a 5-3 extra-inning win against Baltimore on Wednesday.
O'Neill was hitless until the 10th frame, when he belted a three-run blast off Keegan Akin to give the Red Sox a walk-off win. The long ball was the veteran outfielder's fifth in his past five games, and he's also collected nine RBI during that span. The hot stretch has elevated O'Neill's homer total to 30 on the season -- the second time in his career he's reached that threshold.
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Red Sox's Tyler O'Neill: Another multi-homer game
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O'Neill went 3-for-5 with two solo home runs and an RBI groundout during Monday's 12-3 win over the Orioles.
O'Neill notched his second two-homer game in three days and his seventh multi-homer performance of 2024. The 29-year-old tagged Cade Povich and Cole Irvin for solo homers in the third and eighth innings, respectively, bringing his home run total to 29. He's now five long balls away from tying his career high, which was set back in 2021. O'Neill has a .894 OPS this year.
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Red Sox's Tyler O'Neill: Out of Sunday's lineup
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O'Neill is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.
O'Neill started the past seven contests after missing a couple games due to finger inflammation, but his absence from Sunday's series finale is maintenance-related, per Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe. Rob Refsnyder will start in left field and bat third against Detroit opener Beau Brieske.
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Red Sox's Tyler O'Neill: Provides lone offense
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O'Neill went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Saturday's 2-1 loss to the Tigers.
O'Neill touched Tarik Skubal for a first-inning home run, but that was all the Red Sox could muster off Detroit's ace. It was the third home run in seven games for O'Neill, who has 25 over 92 contests this season.
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Red Sox's Tyler O'Neill: Goes deep in victory
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O'Neill went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in a 3-0 win over Toronto on Wednesday.
The Red Sox led by the narrowest of margins at 1-0 before O'Neill provided some insurance with his two-run blast in the eighth inning. It was the outfielder's second homer over his past four contests, which followed a 10-game stretch sandwiched around a stint on the injured list during which he didn't leave the park and notched just one extra-base hit. O'Neill began the campaign looking like an MVP candidate but has had his season slowed considerably by injuries and a decline in performance. He's nonetheless been productive when healthy, recording a .258/.345/.524 slash line with 24 home runs, 49 RBI, 62 runs and three stolen bases through 90 games.
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Red Sox's Tyler O'Neill: Homers in return
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O'Neill went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 7-5 loss to Arizona.
O'Neill returned to duty after missing the last two games with inflammation in a finger. He struck out in his first three plate appearances before leading off the ninth with an opposite field shot that curled just inside the Pesky Pole in right field. The homer, which traveled all of 319 feet, was O'Neill's 23rd and first since coming off the injured list Aug. 17.
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Red Sox's Tyler O'Neill: Scratched Friday
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O'Neill was scratched from the Red Sox lineup for Friday's game against Arizona due to finger inflammation, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.
O'Neill is dealing with swelling in the ring finger of his left hand and it's unclear how the injury came about. Still, the issue doesn't appear to be anything long-term and he can be considered day-to-day. Rob Refsnyder replaces O'Neill in left field Friday and will bat fifth.
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Red Sox's Tyler O'Neill: Picking up rest Wednesday
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O'Neill is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Astros, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports.
After making his return to the Red Sox on Saturday following a two-week absence due to a lower leg infection, O'Neill started each of the past four games but went just 2-for-15 with two walks against eight strikeouts. O'Neill's spot in Boston's everyday lineup still appears to be secure, but he'll get a chance to regroup Wednesday while the Red Sox close out their series in Houston. Rob Refsnyder will replace O'Neill in left field and will bat fifth.
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Red Sox's Tyler O'Neill: Two hits, RBI in return
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O'Neill started in left field and went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 5-1 win over Baltimore.
O'Neill, who missed time due to a leg injury, was reinstated off the injured list and was immediately back in the field. He'd been out since Aug. 2, first due to a stomach illness and then because of the leg issue.
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Red Sox's Tyler O'Neill: Reinstated off IL
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O'Neill (leg) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list Saturday.
O'Neill wasn't initially expected to be made available for the weekend series against Baltimore after landing on the injured list with an infection in his lower leg. However, his has recovered faster than expected and will be available for Boston as the Red Sox make a final push towards the postseason. O'Neill is slashing .268/.357/.544 with 22 home runs and 45 RBI over 342 plate appearances this season.
