Emmet Sheehan

BIOGRAPHY

Emmet Sheehan was born on November 15, 1999, in New York, New York. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

The Los Angeles Dodgers selected Sheehan in the sixth round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft. After signing with the team he was assigned to the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League Dodgers to start his professional career before being promoted to the Low-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes and then a second time to the High-A Great Lakes Loons. Sheehan finished the season with a 3–0 record and a 5.17 ERA with 34 strikeouts in 15+2⁄3 innings pitched over seven appearances. He returned to Great Lakes to start the 2022 season. He appeared in 18 games (12 starts) for the Loons and then made two starts after a late season call-up to the Double-A Tulsa Drillers. He had a 7–2 record and 2.91 ERA between the two teams with 106 strikeouts.

Sheehan began 2023 with Tulsa, starting 10 games (12 total) with a 4–1 record and 1.86 ERA. He also struck out 88 batters in 53+1⁄3 innings. He was called up to the majors on June 16 to start against the San Francisco Giants. In his debut, he pitched six scoreless no-hit innings while allowing two walks and striking out three. His first major league strikeout was against Mike Yastrzemski. On June 23, Sheehan picked up his first major league win against the Houston Astros. He started 11 games (and two relief appearances) with a 4–1 record and a 4.92 ERA.