The San Diego Padres faithful have been begging for it: more Ryan O’Hearn. After weeks of watching him shuffled in and out of the lineup like an afterthought, Padres fans finally got the “we told you so” moment they’d been waiting for. And it came in dramatic, late-inning fashion.
O’Hearn, acquired at the deadline alongside Ramon Laureano, hasn’t exactly been treated like a centerpiece since joining San Diego. His playing time has been sporadic, his at-bats scattered. But when he’s been in the starting lineup, he’s produced. And the fans, who have noticed every bit of it, have grown increasingly vocal about wanting to see him on the field more often.