O’Fallon, Missouri, one of the most populous suburbs of St. Louis, has a thriving baseball scene, but the city one has a single native who has made it to the major leagues: Oakland and Tampa Bay pitcher Joe Boyle, who was selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the last round of the 2020 MLB Draft. Kent Gerst and Mike Pontius both played in the minors but never made it, making Cam Lohman the latest son of O’Fallon to make the attempt.
Attending Fort Zumwalt North High School, Lohman wasn’t a priority follow for even local scouts coming into the 2025 season, as his fastball sat in the upper-80s for his junior year, he posted a pedestrian 4.