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{{short description|American baseball player (born 1993)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name = Ryan O'Hearn
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|debutteam = Kansas City Royals
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|stat2label = [[Home run]]s
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|stat3label = [[Run batted in|Runs batted in]]
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* [[Kansas City Royals]] ({{mlby|2018}}–{{mlby|2022}})
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==Amateur career==
O'Hearn graduated from [[Wakeland High School]] in [[Frisco, Texas]]. As a senior, he hit .505 with 15 home runs and 55 [[Run batted in|runs batted in]] (RBI), earning a spot on Baseball America's second team High School All-American team.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.j500rst.dept.ku.edu/uncategorized/ryan-ohearn/ |title=Ryan O'Hearn |access-date=
==Professional career==
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===Baltimore Orioles===
On January 3, 2023, O'Hearn was traded to the [[Baltimore Orioles]] in exchange for cash considerations.<ref>{{cite news |title=Orioles acquire 1B Ryan O'Hearn from Royals for cash |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/35373692/orioles-acquire-1b-ryan-ohearn-royals-cash |access-date=January 5, 2023 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=ESPN.com |date=January 3, 2023}}</ref> On January 5, O’Hearn was designated for assignment by Baltimore following the waiver claim of [[Lewin Díaz]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Orioles DFA Ryan O'Hearn 2 days after trade, claim Lewin Díaz back |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/35386489/orioles-dfa-ryan-ohearn-2-days-trade-claim-lewin-diaz-back |access-date=January 5, 2023 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=ESPN.com |date=January 5, 2023}}</ref> On January 12, O'Hearn was sent outright to the Triple-A [[Norfolk Tides]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=MLB Transactions - Baseball Player Trades and Signings |url=https://www.cbssports.com/ |access-date=
On April 13, 2023, the Orioles selected O'Hearn's contract, adding him to the major league roster.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/orioles-ryan-ohearn-added-to-roster/amp/|title=Orioles' Ryan O'Hearn: Added to roster|website=CBSSports.com}}</ref> He made his Orioles debut in an 8–7 win over the [[2023 Oakland Athletics season|Oakland Athletics]] that afternoon was his first three-RBI game in two years.<ref>[https://www.wbaltv.com/article/adley-rutschman-first-walk-off-homerun-orioles/43593635# "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.</ref> He has had four RBIs in at least two away games during the season. The first was in a 10-inning 6–5 victory over the [[2023 Toronto Blue Jays season|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.<ref>[https://apnews.com/article/ryan-ohearn-orioles-blue-jays-mlb-e6786721667a9d7a5ec1e1ff452c4ffa 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.</ref> The other was in a 14–1 triumph over the [[2023 New York Yankees season|New York Yankees]] on July 6.<ref>[https://apnews.com/article/orioles-yankees-severino-gunnar-henderson-21105ebbef9c2ef875062f2357bd5637 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.</ref
O'Hearn was cheaply acquired from the Royals, and as such was not expected to play regularly, other than as a left-handed [[Pinch_hitter#Usage|pinch-hitter]] to face right handed pitchers. At the end of May, O'Hearn had only recorded 48 plate appearances, appearing in 17 out of 43 possible Orioles games. His strong showing in these opportunities, with a .615 slugging percentage in May, as well as [[Ryan Mountcastle]] missing a month due to symptoms of [[Vertigo|vertigo]], led to more playing time as the season continued.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Associated Press |title=Orioles activate infielder Ryan Mountcastle from 10-day IL after stint with vertigo |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/mlb/news/orioles-activate-infielder-ryan-mountcastle-from-10-day-il-after-stint-with-vertigo |website=NBC Sports |date=July 9, 2023 |access-date=May 15, 2024}}</ref><ref name="end23camdenchat">{{cite web |last1=Brown |first1=Mark |title=Ryan O’Hearn went from Orioles spring afterthought to crucial platoon contributor |url=https://www.camdenchat.com/2023/11/3/23943464/orioles-ryan-ohearn-season-review-2023 |website=Camden Chat |access-date=May 15, 2024 |language=en |date=November 3, 2023}}</ref> In addition to benefiting from new MLB rules designed to reduce the effectiveness of the [[Infield_shift|shift]], O'Hearn was noted for his ability to consistently hit the ball with power, with a high rate of hard-hit balls as measured by the [[exit velocity]] of the ball off of the bat.<ref name="exitvelomasn">{{cite web |last1=Melewski |first1=Steve |title=With consistently loud exit velocities, Ryan O'Hearn has had big year for Orioles |url=https://www.masnsports.com/blog/with-consistently-loud-exit-velocities-ryan-o-hearn-had-had-big-year-for-orioles |website=MASNsports |access-date=May 15, 2024 |language=en-us |date=September 8, 2023}}</ref>
In 2023, he recorded an average exit velocity of 91.9 mph, with over half of his batted balls hit at 95 mph or more. These numbers placed him in the 89th and 94th percentile of hitters respectively.<ref name="savant">{{cite web |title=Ryan O'Hearn Stats: Statcast, Visuals & Advanced Metrics |url=https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/ryan-o-hearn-656811?stats=statcast-r-hitting-mlb |website=Baseball Savant |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=May 15, 2024}}</ref>
He set a career-high for hits in a game when he had 5 hits, going 5-5 at the plate, in an 8–7 away win over the [[2023 Houston Astros season|Houston Astros]] on September 18.<ref>[https://apnews.com/article/orioles-astros-mullins-abreu-verlander-0e98329a0532d8a3fdcd64a53a8d1a83 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.</ref> In 2023 with the Orioles he batted .289/.322/.480 with 14 home runs and 60 RBIs in 346 at bats, while stealing five bases in six attempts.<ref name="auto2"/> O'Hearn was recognised by fans as a key contributor and an affordable yet dependable [[Platoon_system#Strategy|platoon hitter]].<ref name="end23camdenchat"/>
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