| Emmet Sheehan | |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dodgers – No. 80 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: (1999-11-15)November 15, 1999 (age 26) New York, New York, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 16, 2023, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
| MLB statistics (through 2025 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 10–4 |
| Earned run average | 3.77 |
| Strikeouts | 153 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
George Emmet Sheehan (born November 15, 1999) is an American professionalbaseballpitcher for theLos Angeles Dodgers ofMajor League Baseball (MLB).
Sheehan was born inNew York, New York and grew up in Darien, Connecticut.
Sheehan attendedFordham Preparatory School inthe Bronx, New York, for three years before transferring to theSalisbury School inSalisbury, Connecticut.[1] He attendedBoston College and playedcollege baseball for theBoston College Eagles for three seasons. As a junior, he went 5–5 with a 4.23 ERA and 106 strikeouts in76+2⁄3 innings pitched.[2] Sheehan pitchedCollegiate summer baseball in theFutures Collegiate Baseball League for theBristol Blues andNew Britain Bees in 2018 and 2020 respectively.[3] He was an FCBL All-Star in 2018. In 2019, Sheehan played in theNew England Collegiate Baseball League for theDanbury Westerners where he was an All-Star.[3]
TheLos Angeles Dodgers selected Sheehan in the sixth round of the2021 Major League Baseball draft.[4] After signing with the team he was assigned to theRookie-levelArizona Complex League Dodgers to start his professional career before being promoted to theLow-ARancho Cucamonga Quakes and then a second time to theHigh-AGreat Lakes Loons.[5] Sheehan finished the season with a 3–0 record and a 5.17 ERA with 34 strikeouts in15+2⁄3 innings pitched over seven appearances.[6] He returned to Great Lakes to start the 2022 season.[7] He appeared in 18 games (12 starts) for the Loons and then made two starts after a late season call-up to the Double-ATulsa Drillers. He had a 7–2 record and 2.91 ERA between the two teams with 106 strikeouts.[3]
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 in53+1⁄3 innings.[5] He was called up to the majors on June 16 to start against theSan Francisco Giants.[8] In his debut, he pitched six scoreless no-hit innings while allowing two walks and striking out three.[9] His first major league strikeout was againstMike Yastrzemski.[10] On June 23, Sheehan picked up his first major league win against theHouston Astros.[11] He started 11 games (and two relief appearances) with a 4–1 record and a 4.92 ERA.[12]
Sheehan was expected to compete for a spot in the Dodgers' rotation to start 2024, but was slowed inspring training by shoulder soreness and began the season on the injured list.[13] On May 15, Sheehan underwentTommy John surgery to repair the ulnar collateral ligament in his elbow, shutting him down for the rest of the season.[14]
After a lengthy rehab, Sheehan rejoined the Dodgers rotation on June 18, 2025.[15] He made 12 starts (and three relief appearances) during the 2025 season, with a 6–3 record and 2.82 ERA with 89 strikeouts.[12] Sheehan was moved to the bullpen for the postseason.[16] He struggled in his first appearance, in theWild Card Series, allowing two runs on two hits and two walks while recording only one out.[12] In theDivision Series, he allowed two runs on four hits in three innings[12] and in the2025 World Series, he pitched four innings across three games, allowing three runs on seven hits and three walks.[12]