LHP Keegan O’Hearn signed as an undrafted free agent by the New York Mets _ $150,000.
Hometown: Oshawa, Ont.
Born: Oshawa, Ont.
Height/Weight: 6’ 5”, 225 lbs.
Bats/Throws: L-L.
Teams: University of Michigan, State College Spikes.
Coaches: Tracy Smith, Dave Tremblay, former Kingston Ponies all-star catcher.
Scout: Chad Langley.
Previous Teams: The Terriers, Junior National Team, Oshawa Legionnaires.
Previous Coaches: Dean DiCenzo, Kevin Huusey, Rick Johnston. .
Committed: Cantral Missouri.
2026 summer with State College Spikes, Draft League _ Was 0-0 with 11.91 ERA fanning 18 in 11 1.3 innings.
2026 spring at Michigan _ Was 0-0 with 6.14 ERA in 11 games. He fanned nine in 7 1/3 innings ... Limited opponents to a .231 batting average ,,, Had seven scoreless outings across the season ... Struck out one batter in a scoreless inning against Ohio State ... Struck out one in a scoreless inning in a 4-3 win over No. 15 Oregon ... Pitched scoreless inning against Nebraska ... Pitched scoreless inning with one strikeout against No. 1 UCLA
2025 spring at Michigan _ Was 0-0 with 13.40 fanning four in 2 2/3 innings ... He appeared in 17 games with nine starts and three relief appearances on the mound ... At the plate he batted .281 in 32 at-bats, totaling 18 bases ... Scored nine runs on nine hits with eight RBIs including two home runs ... Homered in both games of a doubleheader against Ohio State, the first two of his career, added four runs and five RBIs in sweep of Buckeyes ... Scored twice with two RBIs and a double in 23-1 win over Ohio State ... Went 2-for-3 with a double and RBI in first collegiate start, a win over Michigan State ... Tallied first collegiate hit against Eastern Michigan ... Made his pitching debut and struck out three batters against UCLA ... Made his collegiate debut against Villanova.
2024 at Michigan _ Injured, did not play … {articipated in the articipated in the 2023 U-18 World Cup Qualifier in Mexico
Invites to pre-draft workouts: “I didn’t have any this year because I was pitching in the Draft League. But in 2025 I had five private workouts: Mets, Padres, Angels, Tigers and another team.”
Good genes: “My father, Jerry, played when he was young and my mom, Lori Russell, played soccer and basketball in high school.”
The most influential people in my baseball life: “My parents drove me to and from practice and games. They always supported me chasing my goal.”
Keegan O’Hearn at his first Michigan game with his father Jerry, who saw his son play one game before passing.
The most influential person in my baseball career, besides my family: “Rick Johnston. He was my coach since I started taking baseball seriously when I was 14 and a little guy. Rick drove me to practice, drove me to workouts and drove my late father to Ann Arbour, Mich, to see my first game with the Wolverines. Rick threw me hours of batting practice and watched all of my bullpens and made suggestions as I tried to decide whether I was a pitcher or a position player. He was someone to lean on when I had my surgery.”
Best day on the ball field: “We were facing Oregon, a strong team. They brought me in during a one-run game when Oregon had runners on first and third with none out to face their 4-5-6 hitters. I got a ground out without the guy scoring, a strikeout and a ground ball to get out of the inning without giving up a run. And we won by one run.”
Favourite player when you discovered baseball: “Jose Bautista because he wore No. 19. It was basically because of No. 19. That was my favorite number from hockey. That was Joe Thornton’s number.”
Favourite player today: “Mason Miller because he’s a really good reliever.”
Honours: 2025 season at Michigan ... All-Acadamic Big 10 ... 2021 with Terriers _ Won the John Jepson Award for the travel baseball team’s outstanding leadership …. Canadian Premier Baseball League All-Star…. 2929 with Terriers _