Tyler O'Neill
#9 RF · Orioles
Gold Glove '21
Height
5'9"
Weight
200 lbs
Age
30
College
N/A
Draft
2013, Rd 3, #85
Experience
8 yrs
Bats/Throws
R/R
D-
C-
C+
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Fan Verdict
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Career StatsC-
| Year | Team | GP | AVG | HR | RBI | OPS | SB | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career |  | 662 | 0.24188931 | 119 | 308 | 0.7795311 | 48 | 507 |
Current Contract
Length
3 years
Total Value
$49.5M
Guaranteed
$29.7M
AAV
$16.5M/yr
Guaranteed %60%
Performance Analysis
C-
FCA+
Tyler O'Neill grades as an All-Star caliber performer among MLB right fielders, earning a B+ Performance grade. He is hitting with a 0.242 batting average and a 0.783 OPS (near the league average of .720) this season. With 118 home runs and 304 RBI through 648 games (a 30-HR, 76-RBI pace over a full season), he brings above-average power to the lineup. His 48 stolen bases add an elite speed dimension that creates additional offensive value. As a prime-age veteran at 30, Tyler is a key contributor for the Orioles. A 648-game sample provides high confidence in this grade.
Fan & Media Sentiment
C+
Mixed
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Tyler O'Neill's public perception sits at a solid C+ right now — broadly positive but not without underlying skepticism, which is a reasonable place to land for an established veteran navigating a middling stretch of the season. The dominant narrative driver has been his historic six-consecutive-game Opening Day home run streak, a genuinely rare feat that generated a wave of enthusiastic coverage and briefly made him one of the more talked-about names in the American League early in 2026. When the streak ended, the media framing stayed notably balanced — acknowledging the conclusion without turning it into a cautionary tale, which speaks to the goodwill he built during the run. The challenge is that his on-field production grade has settled at a C-, meaning the performance reality hasn't fully kept pace with the early-season buzz, and with Baltimore sitting at 16-20 and outside the playoff picture, there's a growing gap between optimistic sentiment and team-level results. The Orioles' recent roster activity — a flurry of pitching signings across late April and early May — signals front office urgency, but none of those moves directly reframe how O'Neill is perceived individually. At 30 years old with two Gold Gloves on his resume and $16.5M AAV attached to his name, the baseline expectation from fans and media remains that of a reliable power presence, which makes the Opening Day heroics feel more like a tantalizing preview than a sustained statement. The narrative is stable for now, but with the team under .500 and production lagging sentiment, the window for turning positive buzz into genuine momentum is closing faster than O'Neill or Baltimore would like.
Recent Games
| Date | OPP | Result | AB | H | R | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, 5/7 | @ MIA | L 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Wed, 5/6 | @ MIA | W 7-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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About this player
Tyler O'Neill is a veteran in his 8th MLB season listed at RF for the Orioles. FanVerdicts maintains four independent grades for every MLB player on an active roster — Contract Value Index for the deal itself, Performance for on-field production, Sentiment for media and fan reaction, and Fan Verdict for community voting. Current grades for Tyler O'Neill: Contract Value Index D-, Performance C-, Sentiment C+, Fan Verdict pending.
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