Orioles' Tyler O'Neill crushes home run on MLB's Opening Day to extend record

Tyler O'Neill's sanction has go synonymous with MLB Opening Day location runs. 

The outfielder deed a three-run homer during his Baltimore Orioles debut connected Thursday. O'Neill extended his large league grounds by homering for a sixth consecutive opening day. O'Neill accomplished the feat successful the 3rd inning successful his autochthonal Canada arsenic the Toronto Blue Jays hosted the Orioles astatine Rogers Centre.

O'Neill's homer drove successful his teammates Colton Cowser and Adley Rutschman. The large deed besides gave the Orioles a 4-0 pb implicit the Blue Jays.

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Tyler O'Neill, #9 of the Baltimore Orioles, hits a three-run location tally against the Toronto Blue Jays during the 3rd inning connected Opening Day astatine Rogers Centre connected March 27, 2025 successful Toronto. (Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)

"When helium deed it, I deliberation everyone was conscionable going brainsick due to the fact that that’s conscionable specified an astonishing feat," Rutschman said. "It was conscionable truthful chill to see."

O’Neill had 3 hits and 2 walks successful his 5 appearances astatine the plate. The near fielder scored 3 runs and said it was meaningful to person a beardown show successful beforehand of his household and friends.

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"Very special," helium said. "I’ve had a large time truthful far. Playing successful Toronto is ever peculiar for me."

Tyler O'Neill, #9 of the Baltimore Orioles, celebrates with teammates successful the dugout aft hitting a three-run location tally against the Toronto Blue Jays during the 3rd inning connected Opening Day astatine Rogers Centre connected March 27, 2025 successful Toronto. (Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)

Orioles manager Brandon Hyde called O’Neill’s Opening Day streak "mind-boggling," adding that helium has rapidly learned to admit everything his caller outfielder brings to the clubhouse.

"Awesome personality," Hyde said of O’Neill. "I emotion however hard-nosed helium is. He’s a squad guy."

O’Neill’s opening time location tally streak began with St. Louis successful 2020 and continued for 4 seasons, matching a people held by Todd Hundley (1994-97), Gary Carter (1977-80) and Yogi Berra (1955-58).

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Tyler O'Neill, #9, scores against the Toronto Blue Jays during the 2nd inning successful Toronto connected Thursday, March 27, 2025. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP)

O’Neill took sole possession of the people erstwhile helium connected connected his lone Opening Day with the Boston Red Sox successful 2024.

O’Neill arrived astatine the stadium connected Thursday carrying 2 boxes of donuts from the fashionable Canadian concatenation Tim Hortons to stock with his Baltimore teammates. He did the aforesaid happening erstwhile visiting Toronto with the Red Sox past season.

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Hyde said helium would person nary occupation with O’Neill repeating the donut transportation connected Friday.

"Whatever works," Hyde said. "Wear the aforesaid clothes. Whatever helium did today, bash it tomorrow."

The Orioles yet opened the 2025 play by cruising to a 12-2 pb implicit the Blue Jays. Charlie Morton volition instrumentality the pitching mound for Baltimore connected Friday nighttime for Game 2 of the four-game series. Kevin Gausman volition commencement for the Blue Jays.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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