Emmet Sheehan

Emmet Sheehan
Los Angeles Dodgers – No. 80
Pitcher
Born: (1999-11-15) November 15, 1999 (age 24)
New York, New York, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 16, 2023, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
MLB statistics
(through 2023 season)
Win–loss record4–1
Earned run average4.92
Strikeouts64
Teams

George Emmet Sheehan (born November 15, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB)

Career

Amateur career

Born in New York City, Sheehan grew up in Darien, Connecticut, where he lived since age five.[1] Sheehan attended Fordham Preparatory School in the Bronx, New York, for three years before transferring to the Salisbury School in Salisbury, Connecticut.[2] He attended Boston College and played college baseball for the Boston College Eagles for three seasons. As a junior, he went 5–5 with a 4.23 ERA and 106 strikeouts in 76+2⁄3 innings pitched.[3] Sheehan pitched Collegiate summer baseball in the Futures Collegiate Baseball League for the Bristol Blues and New Britain Bees in 2018 and 2020 respectively.[4] He was an FCBL All-Star in 2018. In 2019, Sheehan played in the New England Collegiate Baseball League for the Danbury Westerners where he was an All-Star.[4]

Los Angeles Dodgers

The Los Angeles Dodgers selected Sheehan in the sixth round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft.[5] After signing with the team he was assigned to the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League Dodgers to start his professional career before being promoted to the Low-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes and then a second time to the High-A Great Lakes Loons.[6] Sheehan finished the season with a 3–0 record and a 5.17 ERA with 34 strikeouts in 15+2⁄3 innings pitched over seven appearances.[7] He returned to Great Lakes to start the 2022 season.[8] He appeared in 18 games (12 starts) for the Loons and then made two starts after a late season call-up to the Double-A Tulsa Drillers. He had a 7–2 record and 2.91 ERA between the two teams with 106 strikeouts.[6]

Sheehan began 2023 with Tulsa, starting 10 games (12 total) with a 4–1 record and 1.86 ERA. He also struck out 88 batters in 53+1⁄3 innings.[6] He was called up to the majors on June 16 to start against the San Francisco Giants.[9] In his debut, he pitched six scoreless no-hit innings while allowing two walks and striking out three.[10] His first major league strikeout was against Mike Yastrzemski.[11] On June 23, Sheehan picked up his first major league win against the Houston Astros.[12] He started 11 games (and two relief appearances) with a 4–1 record and a 4.92 ERA.[13]

Sheehan was expected to compete for a spot in the Dodgers rotation to start 2024, but was slowed in spring training by shoulder soreness and began the season on the injured list.[14]

References

  1. ^ Borges, David (June 10, 2023). "'Been awesome': Emmet Sheehan, Ben Casparius form Connecticut connection with Dodgers' farm club". CT Insider. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  2. ^ Borges, David (June 10, 2023). "'Been awesome': Emmet Sheehan, Ben Casparius form Connecticut connection with Dodgers' farm club". CT Insider.
  3. ^ "MLB Draft: BC's Cody Morissette, Dexter Southfield's Josh Báez headline New England locals taken on Day 2". The Boston Globe. July 12, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Emmet Sheehan Amateur, College, Minor & Fall Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  5. ^ Black, A.J. (July 12, 2021). "Los Angeles Dodgers Draft RHP Emmet Sheehan in the 6th Round". SI.com. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  6. ^ a b c "Emmet Sheehan Amateur, College & Minor League Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  7. ^ Harris, Blake (February 11, 2022). "Dodgers are loaded with pitching in minors". TrueBlueLA.com. SB Nation. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  8. ^ "Many Loons are back from last year's team". Midland Daily News. April 5, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  9. ^ Toribio, Juan (June 16, 2023). "Dodgers call up Emmet Sheehan for debut vs. Giants". mlb.com. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  10. ^ Toribio, Juan (June 16, 2023). "Sheehan's 6 no-hit innings in debut a spark amid disappointing loss". mlb.com. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  11. ^ "Giants vs Dodgers (June 16, 2023) Play-by-Play". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  12. ^ Toribio, Juan (June 23, 2023). "Sheehan's rise: Rookie deals in first MLB win". mlb.com. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  13. ^ "Emmet Sheehan Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  14. ^ Anderson, R.J. (March 9, 2024). "Dodgers rotation injury concerns continue with righty Emmet Sheehan set to start season on injured list". CBS Sports. Retrieved March 20, 2024.

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