Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn: $8 million club option exercised
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The Orioles exercised O'Hearn's $8 million club option for 2025 on Monday, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.
O'Hearn made $3.5 million in 2024, so he will be getting a nice salary bump in 2025. The 31-year-old has slashed .275/.329/.450 with 29 home runs over 254 regular-season games during his two years in Baltimore. He'll garner regular playing time against right-handed pitching again next season.
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Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn: Sitting vs. lefty in Game 1
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O'Hearn is out of the lineup for Game 1 of the American League Wild Card Series against the Royals on Tuesday, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
The 31-year-old finished the regular season on a tear -- he hit .382 with three doubles and two homers over the final 11 games -- but he'll begin the playoffs on the bench with southpaw Cole Ragans taking the mound for Kansas City. O'Hearn is a strong candidate to appear as a pinch hitter and should be back in the lineup for Game 2 against Royals righty Seth Lugo.
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Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn: Homers in back-to-back games
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O'Hearn went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 9-2 win over the Twins.
O'Hearn has homered in back-to-back games after going 25 contests without a long ball. The slugger set a career high with his 15th homer of the year. He's added a .261/.330/.424 slash line, 59 RBI, 58 runs scored and three stolen bases over 141 games this year as a strong-side platoon option at first base, designated hitter and the corner outfield spots.
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Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn: Ends power drought Friday
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O'Hearn went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Friday's 7-2 win over the Twins.
He took Pablo Lopez deep in the second inning, giving the Orioles a lead they wouldn't relinquish as they went on to clinch a wild-card spot with the victory. O'Hearn snapped a 25-game homerless drought with the blast, and he's slashing a tepid .214/.267/.329 through 22 contests in September. Despite the slump, his 14 home runs on the season tie his career high, and O'Hearn has two games left on the regular-season schedule to try and set a new high-water mark.
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Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn: Idle versus lefty
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O'Hearn isn't in Baltimore's lineup Friday against the Tigers.
With southpaw Tyler Holton set to open Friday's contest for Detroit, the lefty-hitting O'Hearn will take a seat on the bench. While he rests, Coby Mayo will pick up a start at first base and bat seventh.
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Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn: Sitting against southpaw
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O'Hearn isn't in Baltimore's lineup Tuesday against the Giants.
The lefty-hitting O'Hearn will begin Tuesday's game in the dugout with fellow left-hander Blake Snell set to start on the bump for San Francisco. Coby Mayo will handle first-base duties while O'Hearn sits, and Eloy Jimenez will serve as the Orioles' DH.
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Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn: Idle against lefty
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O'Hearn is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies.
Colorado is sending southpaw Ty Blach to the hill for the series finale, so the lefty-hitting O'Hearn will get the afternoon off. Emmanuel Rivera will fill in for O'Hearn at first base.
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Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn: Idle against LHP
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O'Hearn is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Rockies.
O'Hearn will avoid a same-hand matchup with Austin Gomber on Friday. In place of O'Hearn, Emmanuel Rivera will play first base and Eloy Jimenez will DH.
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Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn: Goes deep Tuesday
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O'Hearn went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's win over the Dodgers.
O'Hearn took Jack Flaherty deep in the second to give his team the early lead. The home run was his first since July 20 and just his second hit in his last 21 at-bats. For the year, O'Hearn is slashing .268/.343/.438 with 13 homers, 49 RBI, 51 runs, three steals and a 40:51 BB:K in 399 plate appearances.
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Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn: Out of Sunday's lineup
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O'Hearn isn't in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
O'Hearn has gone 1-for-16 over his past six games and will sit Sunday against Houston lefty Yusei Kikuchi. Eloy Jimenez is batting fifth as the designated hitter in the series finale against the Astros.
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Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn: On bench against lefty
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O'Hearn is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mets.
The Mets are bringing a left-hander (Sean Manaea) to the hill for the third straight game, and the lefty-hitting O'Hearn has been on the bench for each of those contests. O'Hearn could be a candidate to replace starting left fielder Austin Slater or designated hitter Eloy Jimenez at some point during the contest once Manaea exits.
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Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn: Absent from lineup
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O'Hearn is not in the lineup for Friday's game versus the Red Sox, Matt Weyrich of The Baltimore Sun reports.
The Red Sox are going with a left-handed opener in Brennan Bernardino followed by an expected right-handed bulk reliever in Cooper Criswell, so O'Hearn could be a candidate to enter mid-game. Eloy Jimenez will begin the contest at designated hitter.
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Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn: Taking seat Wednesday
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O'Hearn is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest against the Nationals, Matt Weyrich of The Baltimore Sun reports.
Southpaw DJ Herz will toe the slab for the Nationals, so the left-handed-hitting O'Hearn will grab a seat. Austin Slater will occupy left field and Eloy Jimenez will start at designated hitter for the Orioles.
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Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn: On bench again Sunday
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O'Hearn is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
Lefty Jeffrey Springs is starting Sunday for Tampa Bay, so O'Hearn is absent from the lineup for the second straight game. Austin Slater is starting in left field while Eloy Jimenez receives another turn at designated hitter.
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Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn: Taking seat vs. lefty
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O'Hearn is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Guardians.
The lefty-hitting O'Hearn will avoid Cleveland southpaw Joey Cantillo for Saturday's contest. Since the All-Star break, O'Hearn is slashing .239/.393/.413 with one home run and seven RBI across 57 plate appearances. Eloy Jimenez will serve as the deisgnated hitter and bat fifth.
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Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn: On base three times Tuesday
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O'Hearn went 2-for-3 with a walk and one RBI in Tuesday's 6-3 loss to the Marlins.
O'Hearn didn't start Sunday after getting hit by a pitch on the knee in Saturday's game versus the Rangers. That was the extent of his absence, and he should be good to regularly serve as the Orioles' designated hitter against right-handed pitchers once again. Tuesday marked his first multi-hit effort since July 3, as he's batting a modest .244 (10-for-41) over 14 contests this month. He's slashing .279/.348/.468 through 299 plate appearances overall.
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Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn: Back in lineup Tuesday
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O'Hearn (knee) will start at designated hitter and bat cleanup in Tuesday's game versus the Marlins.
O'Hearn didn't start Sunday while dealing with some knee soreness, but he entered that contest as a pinch hitter and will be in the lineup Tuesday following a team off day Monday. The left-handed hitter has an .809 OPS with 12 homers in 81 games for the Orioles this season.
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Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn: Sitting against southpaw
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O'Hearn is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees.
With southpaw Carlos Rodon on the bump for the Yankees, the lefty-hitting O'Hearn will retreat to the bench. Adley Rutschman will get a day off of catching duties and serve as the Orioles' designated hitter with O'Hearn out of the lineup.
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Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn: Resting against southpaw
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O'Hearn is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cubs.
After starting against right-handed pitchers in each of the past three games, O'Hearn will head to the bench Wednesday while southpaw Shota Imanaga takes the hill for the Cubs. With O'Hearn receiving the day off, Adley Rutschman will cede catching duties to James McCann and occupy O'Hearn's usual spot in the lineup at designated hitter.
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Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn: Idle vs. southpaw
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O'Hearn is not in the starting lineup for Friday's series opener against the Athletics.
O'Hearn will retreat to the bench Friday with Oakland sending southpaw Hogan Harris to the mound. O'Hearn is coming off an 0-for-4 effort with two strikeouts in Thursday's 7-3 loss to the Mariners, but since June 1 he is slashing .326/.381/.516 with four home runs and 19 RBI over 95 at-bats. Adley Rutschman will serve as the designated hitter Friday and bat second.
