George Emmet Sheehan (born November 15, 1999) is an American professional

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for the

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(MLB).

Career

Amateur career

Born in New York City, Sheehan moved to

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at age five and grew up there. Sheehan attended

Fordham Preparatory School Fordham Preparatory School (commonly known as Fordham Prep) is an American, independent, boys' college-preparatory school in the Jesuit tradition located on the Rose Hill campus of Fordham University in the Bronx, a borough of New York City. ...

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, New York, for three years before transferring to the

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. He attended

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and played

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for the

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for three seasons. As a junior, he went 5–5 with a 4.23 ERA and 106 strikeouts in innings pitched. Sheehan pitched

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in the

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for the

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and

New Britain Bees The New Britain Bees are an American collegiate summer baseball team based in New Britain, Connecticut. They are a member of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League (FCBL), a wood-bat league with teams in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connectic ...

in 2018 and 2020 respectively. He was an FCBL All-Star in 2018. In 2019, Sheehan played in the

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for the

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where he was an All-Star.

Los Angeles Dodgers

The

selected Sheehan in the sixth round of the

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. After signing with the team he was assigned to the

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to start his professional career before being promoted to the

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and then a second time to the

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. Sheehan finished the season with a 3–0 record and a 5.17 ERA with 34 strikeouts in 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 The Tulsa Drillers are a minor league baseball team based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The team, which plays in the Texas League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers major-league club. Stadium The Drillers play at ONEOK Field (pronounc ...

. 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 innings. He was called up to the majors on June 16 to start against the

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. 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

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. On June 23, Sheehan picked up his first major league win against the

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. He started 11 games (and two relief appearances) with a 4–1 record and a 4.92 ERA. Sheehan was expected to compete for a spot in the Dodgers rotation to start 2024, but was slowed in

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by shoulder soreness and began the season on the injured list. On May 15, Sheehan underwent

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to repair the ulnar collateral ligament in his elbow, shutting him down for the rest of the season. After a lengthy rehab, Sheehan rejoined the Dodgers rotation on June 18, 2025.

References

External links

Boston College Eagles bio
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