Overview
- Multiple outlets report the agreement, first detailed by FanSided’s Robert Murray and echoed by ESPN’s Jeff Passan, with MLB.com and the AP noting the team has not announced it.
- The contract reportedly includes $500,000 in performance bonuses in each season.
- O’Hearn, 32, is coming off his first All-Star season and a career-best year that featured a .803 OPS and 17 home runs across stints with Baltimore and San Diego.
- The left-handed hitter offers defensive options at first base, corner outfield and designated hitter.
- Pittsburgh has been active this winter, adding Brandon Lowe and reliever Gregory Soto, as it seeks to lift an offense that ranked at or near the bottom of key categories in 2025.