When Ryan O’Hearn arrived in Pittsburgh this week, it immediately became clear that he had shown up to set a tone.
“If you don’t believe it, nobody else will.”
That wasn’t a throwaway line at his introductory press conference. It was a challenge — to himself, to the clubhouse, and, whether intentionally or not, to an organization that has spent years asking fans to believe later instead of now.
O’Hearn isn’t here to be comfortable; he’s here to matter. That distinction feels important for a Pirates team stuck between promise and proof.