O'Hearn is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.
O'Hearn will hit the bench after he started in each of Baltimore's last three games, going 4-for-10 with three doubles, a walk, a run and three RBI. While he's swinging a hot bat, O'Hearn could hold down a semi-regular role for the final spot in the Baltimore lineup, which had previously been reserved for Ramon Urias. O'Hearn will be joined on the bench Sunday by Urias, who has now sat out three times in four contests.
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Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn: Heads to bench Sunday
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O'Hearn will sit Sunday versus the Blue Jays, Andy Kostka of TheBaltimoreBanner.com reports.
O'Hearn went 3-for-5 with a homer, four RBI and a run scored in Saturday's victory, but he will now head to the bench Sunday. Adley Rutschman will draw the start at designated hitter while James McCann enters the lineup at catcher and bats eighth in the series finale with Toronto.
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Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn: Smacks first homer
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O'Hearn went 1-for-1 with a solo home run in Tuesday's win over the Angels.
O'Hearn got Baltimore on the board with his first home run of the year, a solo shot off Chase Silseth in the second inning to tie the game 1-1. The 29-year-old O'Hearn is now 6-for-25 with seven RBI and a .710 OPS in 12 games with the Orioles. He slashed .239/.290/.321 with one homer in 145 plate appearances with the Royals last season. While Tuesday's homer is encouraging, it's hard to see O'Hearn playing enough to earn a fantasy-relevant role in Baltimore.
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Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn: Back with big club
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O'Hearn was recalled from Triple-A Norfolk on Tuesday.
O'Hearn will return to the big leagues after being sent down Friday, replacing Luis Torrens on the active roster after Torrens was designated for assignment. O'Hearn has gone 5-for-19 with a double, six RBI and a run scored over limited action in nine games with Baltimore this season. He'll likely operate as a reserve option at both first base and corner outfield moving forward.
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Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn: Optioned to Triple-A
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O'Hearn was optioned to Triple-A Norfolk on Friday, Cordell Woodland of 105.7 The Fan Baltimore reports.
O'Hearn will head back to Triple-A after he spent a little over three weeks with the Orioles, going 5-for-19 with a double, six RBI and a run scored while appearing in nine games. With Luis Torrens being acquired from the Cubs on Wednesday, O'Hearn becomes the odd man out on the big-league roster.
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Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn: Starting at first base
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O'Hearn is starting at first base and batting ninth for the Orioles on Tuesday versus the Nationals.
It's his second start in five games since O'Hearn was added to the roster last week. He's 3-for-5 with five RBI over that stretch. With O'Hearn handling first base, Ryan Mountcastle is in the designated hitter spot.
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Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn: Added to roster
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The Orioles selected O'Hearn's contract from Triple-A Norfolk on Thursday.
The O's kept three catchers for a while but will now shift back to two with O'Hearn taking Anthony Bemboom's spot. O'Hearn had put up a 1.074 OPS with four home runs in his first nine games with Norfolk. He could see some starts against righties.
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Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn: Reassigned to minor-league camp
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The Orioles reassigned O'Hearn to minor-league camp Monday, Steve Melewski of MASNSports.com reports.
O'Hearn hit well this spring when healthy, but he missed time with a knee injury and wasn't able to convince the O's he was worthy of a roster spot. He'll represent veteran depth at Norfolk.
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Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn: Back in action Saturday
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O'Hearn (knee) is starting at first base and batting sixth Saturday against the Red Sox.
He missed a week with knee soreness but an MRI came back clean and this won't impact O'Hearn's ability to get a fair look at a roster spot as a non-roster invitee. O'Hearn is hitting .474 with one home run, three strikeouts and three walks in 19 at-bats this spring.
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Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn: Could return to action Saturday
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O'Hearn (knee) went through full baseball activities Friday and could be back in the Orioles' Grapefruit League lineup Saturday, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
If he returns Saturday, he will have missed about a week of action with right knee soreness. O'Hearn has made a positive impression this spring when healthy and is still in the running for a roster spot.
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Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn: MRI comes back clean
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O'Hearn's right knee MRI has come back negative, Andy Kostka of The Baltimore Banner reports.
The swelling and fluid in O'Hearn's knee has subsided and he was able to run on a treadmill Thursday. He considers himself ready to return to game action but will leave that decision up to the Orioles.
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Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn: Out a few more days
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O'Hearn (knee) is feeling better but is expected to miss a few more days of action, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.
O'Hearn's right knee remains swollen and is "still pretty sore," Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said. The former Royal has a real shot to make the Opening Day roster, so he can't afford to miss too much more time.
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Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn: Dealing with knee soreness
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O'Hearn is out of the lineup for Sunday's Grapefruit League game against the Red Sox due to a sore knee, Andy Kostka of The Baltimore Sun reports.
O'Hearn recently suffered the injury while making a leaping play in the outfield, and he's currently considered day-to-day. The 29-year-old is a longshot for the Opening Day roster after being outrighted off Baltimore's 40-man roster in January, and any prolonged absence will only further reduce his chances of making the team.
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Royals' Ryan O'Hearn: Cast off 40-man roster
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The Royals designated O'Hearn for assignment Wednesday.
O'Hearn was dropped from the 40-man roster to make room for starting pitcher Jordan Lyles, who inked a two-year deal with Kansas City. Despite sticking with the big club all of last season and not spending any time on the injured list, the 29-year-old O'Hearn logged just 145 plate appearances, slashing .239/.290/.321 with a 24.1 percent strikeout rate.
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Royals' Ryan O'Hearn: Avoids arbitration with Royals
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O'Hearn agreed to a one-year, $1.4 million contract with the Royals on Tuesday, avoiding arbitration.
O'Hearn, 29, has been a below-replacement-level player in the majors in each of the last four seasons, so it's a little surprising that he's sticking around on a big-league pact. Last year he saw time at first base, designated hitter and right field. O'Hearn is a career .219/.293/.390 hitter in 342 games and has been worth -1.4 fWAR over that time.
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Royals' Ryan O'Hearn: Drives in two
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O'Hearn went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, two RBI and a run scored in Sunday's 13-12 win over the Mariners.
O'Hearn has seen his playing time drop even more since rosters expanded at the start of September -- he's started in just four contests this month. Despite the inconsistent playing time, he's been solid, going 7-for-22 (.318) in his last 10 contests. He hadn't driven in a run since Aug. 22 before his two-run double in the sixth inning Sunday. O'Hearn has a .230/.285/.310 slash line with one home run, five doubles, 13 RBI and 13 runs scored through 137 plate appearances.
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Royals' Ryan O'Hearn: Collects two hits
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O'Hearn went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored in Monday's 6-4 win over the White Sox.
O'Hearn hadn't been in the lineup since July 28, but he got the start at designated hitter Monday. The Royals have opted to give playing time to a large number of rookies since the trade deadline, so O'Hearn remains little more than a bench bat at this point in the season. The 29-year-old is slashing .223/.282/.309 with one home run, 11 RBI and eight runs scored through 103 plate appearances, though he has hit safely in three of the last five games in which he's recorded an at-bat.
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Royals' Ryan O'Hearn: Three hits in loss
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O'Hearn went 3-for-4 in Wednesday's 4-0 loss to the Angels.
This was O'Hearn's first game since the All-Star break, and he turned in his first multi-hit effort of the season, all of which were singles. The 29-year-old remains firmly in a bench role for now, though the Royals are expected to trade away some veterans before next Tuesday's trade deadline. That could open up some extra playing time for O'Hearn, though it's more likely the team opts to give prospects a look at the major-league level instead. The veteran owns a meager .207/.258/.280 slash line with one home run, 10 RBI and six runs scored through 89 plate appearances.
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Royals' Ryan O'Hearn: Back in bench role
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O'Hearn remains out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Angels.
O'Hearn made four consecutive starts in right field during the Royals' series in Toronto to close out the first half, but he's predictably faded back into a bench role coming out of the All-Star break with Kansas City having since returned 10 players from the restricted list. He'll be on the bench for the fourth game in a row, with Hunter Dozier having since taken over as Kansas City's everyday right fielder.
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Royals' Ryan O'Hearn: Primed for expanded role in Toronto
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O'Hearn will start in right field and bat fifth in Thursday's game against the Blue Jays.
With six of the Royals' options in the outfield (Andrew Benintendi, Michael Taylor, Whit Merrifield, Kyle Isbel, Hunter Dozier and MJ Melendez) all landing on the restricted list Thursday and ineligible to play in the four-game series in Toronto due to their vaccination statuses, O'Hearn should be a fixture in the lineup this weekend. Toronto is expected to bring four right-handed starting pitchers to the hill, which should lessen the possibility of the lefty-hitting O'Hearn exiting the starting nine. Despite having held down a spot on the active roster all season, O'Hearn has logged just 71 plate appearances through 88 games and is slashing .182/.225/.242.
