Overview
- Multiple outlets, including FanSided’s Robert Murray and ESPN’s Jeff Passan, report the agreement, and the team has not announced it.
- The contract is reported to include $500,000 in performance bonuses in each season.
- O’Hearn, 32, is coming off a career-best 2025 in which he hit .281 with 17 home runs and earned his first All-Star selection with Baltimore and San Diego.
- He projects as a middle-of-the-order left-handed bat who has played first base, corner outfield and designated hitter, with improved results against left-handed pitching.
- The move continues Pittsburgh’s push to upgrade a lineup that finished near the bottom in home runs, RBI and OPS in 2025, following last week’s trade for two-time All-Star Brandon Lowe.