Emmet Sheehan

Sheehan attended Fordham Preparatory School in the Bronx, New York, for three years before transferring to the Salisbury School in Salisbury, Connecticut. ^[1] He attended Boston College and played college baseball for the Boston College Eagles for three seasons. As a junior, he went 5–5 with a 4.23 ERA and 106 strikeouts in 76+2⁄3 innings pitched.^[2] Sheehan pitched Collegiate summer baseball in the Futures Collegiate Baseball League for the Bristol Blues and New Britain Bees in 2018 and 2020 respectively.^[3] He was an FCBL All-Star in 2018. In 2019, Sheehan played in the New England Collegiate Baseball League for the Danbury Westerners where he was an All-Star.^[3]

The Los Angeles Dodgers selected Sheehan in the sixth round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft.^[4] 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.^[5] 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.^[6] He returned to Great Lakes to start the 2022 season.^[7] 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.^[3]

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.^[5] He was called up to the majors on June 16 to start against the San Francisco Giants.^[8] In his debut, he pitched six scoreless no-hit innings while allowing two walks and striking out three.^[9] His first major league strikeout was against Mike Yastrzemski.^[10] On June 23, Sheehan picked up his first major league win against the Houston Astros.^[11] He started 11 games (and two relief appearances) with a 4–1 record and a 4.92 ERA.^[12]

Sheehan was expected to compete for a spot in the Dodgers' rotation to start 2024, but was slowed in spring training by shoulder soreness and began the season on the injured list.^[13] On May 15, Sheehan underwent Tommy John surgery to repair the ulnar collateral ligament in his elbow, shutting him down for the rest of the season.^[14]

After a lengthy rehab, Sheehan rejoined the Dodgers rotation on June 18, 2025.^[15] He made 12 starts (and three relief appearances) during the 2025 season, with a 6–3 record and 2.82 ERA with 89 strikeouts.^[12] Sheehan was moved to the bullpen for the postseason.^[16] He struggled in his first appearance, in the Wild Card Series, allowing two runs on two hits and two walks while recording only one out.^[12] In the Division Series, he allowed two runs on four hits in three innings^[12] and in the 2025 World Series, he pitched four innings across three games, allowing three runs on seven hits and three walks.^[12]

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