First baseman Ryan O’Hearn is five home runs shy of 100 for his minor-league career, but he’d be thrilled to never reach the century mark.
O’Hearn, who was brought up by the Royals on Tuesday when outfielder Brian Goodwin was placed on the disabled list*, has shown off his power stroke ever since he was drafted by Kansas City in the eighth round in 2014.
*Cheslor Cuthbert was moved to the 60-day disabled list to make room on the 40-man roster
At Royals spring training this year, O’Hearn hit .400 with four doubles and five homers.