Tyler O'Neill

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name = Tyler O'Neill

|image = Tyler O'Neill reaching 3rd base on March 3, 2019 (1) (cropped).jpg

|image_size =

|caption = O'Neill with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2019

|team = Baltimore Orioles

|number = 9

|position = Outfielder

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|6|22}}

|birth_place = Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

|bats = Right

|throws = Right

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate = April 19

|debutyear = 2018

|debutteam = St. Louis Cardinals

|statyear = May 14, 2025

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label = Batting average

|stat1value = .245

|stat2label = Hits

|stat2value = 477

|stat3label = Home runs

|stat3value = 111

|stat4label = Runs batted in

|stat4value = 288

|teams =

St. Louis Cardinals ({{mlby|2018}}–{{mlby|2023}})
Boston Red Sox ({{mlby|2024}})
Baltimore Orioles ({{mlby|2025}}–present)

|awards =

2× Gold Glove Award (2020, 2021)

|show-medals=no

|medaltemplates=

{{Medal|Country | {{bb|CAN}} }}

}}

Tyler Alan O'Neill (born June 22, 1995) is a Canadian professional baseball outfielder for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox. He has represented Canada in international play, winning a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American games. Listed at {{convert|5|ft|11|in|m}} and {{convert|210|lb}}, he throws and bats right-handed.

The Seattle Mariners selected O'Neill in the third round of the 2013 MLB draft. In 2016, he was the Southern League Most Valuable Player (MVP). On July 21, 2017, the Mariners traded him to the Cardinals. After making his MLB debut in 2018, O'Neill struggled with injuries and split time between MLB and the minor leagues for two seasons before he became the Cardinals' starting left fielder in 2020, winning his first Gold Glove Award.

Early life and amateur career

O'Neill attended Garibaldi Secondary School in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, and played for the Langley Blaze of the British Columbia Premier Baseball League.{{Cite news |last=Annicchiarico |first=Mario |date=May 11, 2013 |title=Langley heavy-hitter Tyler O'Neill shows Eagles why he's MLB prospect |work=Times Colonist |url=http://www.timescolonist.com/sports/langley-heavy-hitter-tyler-o-neill-shows-eagles-why-he-s-mlb-prospect-1.176391 |access-date=March 27, 2015}}{{Cite web |title=Tyler O'Neill Drawing Lofty Comparisons - BaseballAmerica.com |url=http://www.baseballamerica.com/draft/tyler-oneill-drawing-lofty-comparisons/ |access-date=March 27, 2015 |website=BaseballAmerica.com}} He grew up a fan of the Seattle Mariners.{{cite web | last=Simmons | first=Barton | title=Introducing: The initial Top100 for the class of 2021 | website=247Sports | date=2018-08-24 | url=https://247sports.com/mlb/mariners/Article/Introducing-The-initial-Top100-for-the-class-of-2021-120997106/ | access-date=2025-05-28}}

Professional career

=Seattle Mariners=

The Seattle Mariners selected O'Neill in the third round of the 2013 MLB draft.{{Cite web |title=Maple Ridge's Tyler O'Neill picked by Seattle Mariners in MLB draft |url=https://vancouversun.com/sports/Maple+Ridge+Tyler+Neill+picked+Seattle+Mariners+draft/8494466/story.html |access-date=March 27, 2015 |website=www.vancouversun.com}}{{Cite web |title=Mariners go for offense by selecting Tyler O'Neill in third round |url=http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mariners/mariners-go-for-offense-by-selecting-tyler-orsquoneill-in-third-round/ |access-date=March 27, 2015 |website=The Seattle Times|date=June 7, 2013 }} He signed with the Mariners and made his professional debut with the Arizona League Mariners. In 2014, O'Neill played in only 51 games between the Arizona League Mariners, Everett AquaSox and Clinton LumberKings because he broke a bone in his right hand by punching a concrete wall in the dugout.{{Cite news |title=Swing away, just not at the wall is Tyler O'Neill's major league hitting lesson |work=The Province |url=https://theprovince.com/sports/Ewen+Swing+away+just+wall+Tyler+Neill+major+league+hitting+lesson/10700287/story.html |url-status=dead |access-date=March 27, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150504140329/http://www.theprovince.com/sports/Ewen+Swing+away+just+wall+Tyler+Neill+major+league+hitting+lesson/10700287/story.html |archive-date=May 4, 2015 }} He spent 2015 with the Bakersfield Blaze, where he posted a .260 batting average along with 32 home runs and 87 RBIs.{{cite news|url=https://www.bakersfield.com/sports/red-hot-oneill-has-been-ablaze-for-bakersfield/article_0deb620c-21ed-59e6-89a8-bd9503c8a8a8.html|title=Red-hot O'Neill has been ablaze for Bakersfield|first=Cameron|last=Miller|date=August 1, 2015|work=The Bakersfield Californian|access-date=November 8, 2021}}{{failed verification|date=November 2021}} O'Neill played for the Canada national team at the 2015 Pan American games in Toronto and the 2015 WBSC Premier12.{{Cite web |date=June 18, 2015 |title=Tyler O'Neill named to Canada's Pan Am Games team |url=http://www.mapleridgenews.com/sports/308232131.html |access-date=July 21, 2017 |publisher=Mapleridgenews.com}}{{Cite web |title=Canuck Tyler O'Neill before Premier 12 opener: "We are Canada" |date=November 10, 2015 |url=http://www.canadianbaseballnetwork.com/canadian-baseball-network-articles/2015/11/9/canuck-tyler-oneill-before-premier-12-opener-we-are-canada |access-date=July 21, 2017 |publisher=Canadianbaseballnetwork.com}}{{Cite news |last=Ravjiana |first=Alykhan |date=July 12, 2015 |title=Canada tops Dominican Republic in men's baseball at Pan Ams |work=National Post |url=http://news.nationalpost.com/sports/canada-tops-dominican-republic-in-mens-baseball-at-pan-ams |access-date=June 18, 2017}} In the 2015 Pan Am Games final, Canada defeated the United States 7–6 in extra innings to claim the gold medal.{{Cite web |date=July 19, 2015 |title=Game summary (Box score)—Canada (CAN) 7, United States (USA) 6 |url=http://results.toronto2015.org/IRS/resTO2015/pdf/TO2015/BB/TO2015_BB_C73_BBM400101.pdf |access-date=July 5, 2017 |website=Toronto 2015 Pan Am & Parapan Am Games}}

He spent 2016 with the Jackson Generals of the Southern League,{{Cite web |last=Steve Ewen |date=May 2, 2016 |title=Ewen: Mariners' Maple Ridge slugger gunning for majors |url=https://vancouversun.com/sports/baseball/ewen-mariners-maple-ridge-slugger-gunning-for-majors |access-date=July 21, 2017 |publisher=Vancouversun.com}} where he batted .293 with 24 home runs and 102 RBIs.{{Cite web |title=Tyler O'Neill Stats, Highlights, Bio | MiLB.com Stats | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball |url=http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=641933#/career/R/hitting/2016/ALL |access-date=July 21, 2017 |publisher=Milb.com}} Jackson won the Southern League championship after a league best 84–55 record, and O'Neill was the Southern League Most Valuable Player (MVP). In seven playoff contests, he batted .448, three home runs and eight RBIs.{{Cite news |last=Boor |first=William |date=September 15, 2016 |title=O'Neill leads Jackson to Southern League title |work=MLB.com |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/jackson-generals-win-southern-league-title/c-201600838 |access-date=April 18, 2018}} He began 2017 with the Tacoma Rainiers of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League (PCL).

=St. Louis Cardinals=

==2017==

On July 21, 2017, the St. Louis Cardinals acquired O'Neill for pitcher Marco Gonzales and assigned him to the Memphis Redbirds of the PCL.{{Cite news |last=Dutton |first=Bob |date=July 21, 2017 |title=Mariners acquire lefty Marco Gonzales from Cardinals for outfielder Tyler O'Neill |work=The News Tribune |url=http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/mlb/seattle-mariners/article162898233.html |access-date=July 21, 2017}}

O'Neill finished 2017 with a combined .246 batting average, 31 home runs, and 95 RBIs in 130 games between Tacoma and Memphis.{{Cite news |title=Tyler O'Neill Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball |url=http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=641933#/career/R/hitting/2017/ALL |access-date=October 31, 2017}} The Redbirds became the 2017 PCL champions after defeating the El Paso Chihuahuas in five games in the league championship final,{{Cite news |last=Giannotto |first=Mark |date=September 17, 2017 |title=Memphis Redbirds win PCL championship over El Paso Chihuahuas |work=The Commercial Appeal |url=https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/sports/baseball/memphis-redbirds/2017/09/17/memphis-redbirds-win-pcl-championship-over-el-paso-chihuahuas/675904001/ |access-date=April 25, 2018}} giving O'Neill consecutive minor league championships with two organizations at two levels. The Cardinals added him to their 40-man roster after the season to protect him from being chosen in the Rule 5 Draft.{{Cite news |last=Cardinals News |date=November 20, 2017 |title=Cardinals add 4 players to 40-man roster |work=Cardinals.com |url=http://m.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article/262230496/cardinals-add-4-players-to-40-man-roster/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031844/http://m.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article/262230496/cardinals-add-4-players-to-40-man-roster/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 1, 2017 |access-date=November 20, 2017}}

==2018==

MLB.com ranked O'Neill as St Louis’ fourth-best prospect going into the 2018 season.{{Cite news |last=Mayo |first=Jonathan |date=February 22, 2018 |title=Cards' Top 30 Prospects list led by MLB-ready talent |work=MLB.com |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/cardinals-2018-top-30-prospects-led-by-reyes/c-266879032?tid=151437456 |access-date=February 22, 2018}} He competed in spring training, seeking to make the major league roster as a reserve, but hamstring and oblique injuries{{Cite news |last=Ewen |first=Steve |date=April 18, 2018 |title=Maple Ridge's Tyler O'Neill inches closer to big-league Cardinals' debut |work=The Province |url=https://theprovince.com/sports/baseball/maple-ridges-tyler-oneill-inches-closer-to-big-league-cardinals-debut |access-date=April 18, 2018}} meant he began the season with Memphis.{{Cite news |last=Lara-Cinisomo |first=Vincent |date=April 7, 2018 |title=Redbirds' O'Neill hits first two homers of '18: Cardinals No. 4 prospect helps fuel 12-run explosion in seventh |work=MiLB.com |url=https://www.milb.com/milb/news/st-louis-cardinals-tyler-oneill-homers-twice-in-memphis-redbirds-rout/c-271153830 |access-date=April 18, 2018}} He was promoted to MLB on April 19, 2018.{{Cite news |last=Goold |first=Derrick |date=April 19, 2018 |title=After flexing his power at Memphis, Tyler O'Neill gets the call to join Cardinals |work=St. Louis Post Dispatch |url=https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/after-flexing-his-power-at-memphis-tyler-o-neill-gets/article_96d2696b-7811-581d-8c84-02d4fce12062.html |access-date=April 19, 2018}} He had been leading the PCL with six home runs and 18 RBI. He made his MLB debut the next night at Wrigley Field against the Chicago Cubs, making him the sixth Canadian-born player to appear on an active MLB roster on the season.{{Cite news |last=Overbey |first=Steve |date=April 21, 2018 |title=Callup O'Neill soaking in big league experience |work=MLB.com |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/tyler-oneill-soaking-in-big-league-experience/c-273098136 |access-date=April 22, 2018}} He was sent back down on April 28 after seven hitless at-bats, then recalled again on May 18.{{Cite news |last=Hummel |first=Rick |author-link=Rick Hummel |date=May 18, 2018 |title=Cardinals' Paul DeJong goes on DL with fractured left hand |work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |url=https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinals-paul-dejong-goes-on-dl-with-fractured-left-hand/article_c514dfd2-53fa-5204-8174-c6b35e404ebb.html |access-date=May 18, 2018}} He mustered his first MLB hit, a single off Yacksel Ríos of the Philadelphia Phillies that night in a 12–4 St. Louis win. O'Neill hit his first MLB home run the next day off Luis García.{{Cite news |last=RotoWire Staff |date=May 20, 2018 |title=Cardinals' Tyler O'Neill: Belts first MLB home run |work=CBS Sports.com |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/cardinals-tyler-oneill-belts-first-mlb-home-run/ |access-date=May 23, 2018}} On May 21, he amassed his first four-RBI game, and homered in his third consecutive game the following day.{{Cite news |last=Goold |first=Derrick |date=May 23, 2018 |title=O'Neill's slugging keeps him in Cardinals lineup |work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |url=https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/o-neill-s-slugging-keeps-him-in-cardinals-lineup/article_a59f460d-29ef-57c6-b2a0-06f1caa654fe.html |access-date=May 23, 2018}} He was optioned back to Memphis on May 31 and was recalled by St. Louis for the second time on July 2 to take the spot of Dexter Fowler, who had gone on paternity leave. He was placed on the 10-day disabled list on July 5 with a hamstring strain,{{Cite web |date=July 5, 2018 |title=Cardinals' Tyler O'Neill: Lands on DL |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/cardinals-tyler-oneill-lands-on-dl/ |access-date=July 8, 2021 |website=CBSSports.com |language=en}} was activated on June 17, and was optioned back to Memphis.{{Cite web |date=July 17, 2018 |title=Cardinals' Tyler O'Neill: Activated, optioned to Triple-A |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/cardinals-tyler-oneill-activated-optioned-to-triple-a/ |access-date=July 8, 2021 |website=CBSSports.com |language=en}} He was recalled once again on July 31 following the trade of Tommy Pham,{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com/midwest/story/st-louis-cardinals-recall-tyler-oneill-after-trading-tommy-pham-carlos-martinez-returns-to-the-dl-073118|title=Cardinals recall O'Neill after trading Pham, Martinez returns to the DL|date=July 31, 2018}} and spent the remainder of the season in St. Louis. He hit his first walk-off home run on September 22, a 414-foot shot against the San Francisco Giants, leading St. Louis to a 5-4 victory.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/cut4/tyler-oneill-went-shirtless-after-his-walk-off-home-run/c-295635688|title = The Cardinals celebrated Tyler O'Neill's walk-off home run by ripping his shirt off|website = MLB.com| date=September 22, 2018 }} In 61 games for the Cardinals, O'Neill batted .254 with nine home runs and 23 RBIs.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kmov.com/sports/st-louis-cardinals-player-grades-outfielders/article_47303818-c934-11e8-9d35-b3c1373f3fe5.html|title = St. Louis Cardinals 2018 player grades: Outfielders}}

==2019==

In 2019, O'Neill made St. Louis' Opening Day roster, but his season was interrupted by injuries and more than a month in Memphis.{{Cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/milb/news/st-louis-cardinals-send-tyler-o-neill-down-268458992|title = Cardinals send slugger O'Neill down}} He was recalled to St. Louis in June, and finished the year with them. In sixty games, he hit .262 with five home runs and 16 RBIs.{{Cite web|url=https://torontosun.com/sports/baseball/mlb/1004-longleygamernotescol|title = Cardinals rally to get the best of the Braves in wild ending to Game 1 of their NLDS series}}

==2020==

O'Neill made St. Louis' Opening Day roster in 2020, and spent the whole season there starting in the outfield, slashing .173/.261/.621 with seven home runs and 19 RBIs over 139 at-bats.{{Cite web |last=Corbett |first=Neil |date=October 1, 2020 |title=Slugger O'Neill in the MLB playoffs |url=https://www.mapleridgenews.com/sports/slugger-oneill-in-the-mlb-playoffs/ |access-date=July 8, 2021 |website=Maple Ridge News |language=en-US}} After the season, he was awarded his first Gold Glove Award for left field after leading major-league left fielders with nine defensive runs saved and four outs above average and not committing an error in 344 innings.{{Cite web |date=November 3, 2020 |title=Kolten Wong, Tyler O'Neill win Gold Glove Awards |url=http://www.foxsports.com/midwest/story/st-louis-cardinals-kolten-wong-gold-glove-second-base-110320 |access-date=July 8, 2021 |website=FOX Sports |language=en-US}}

==2021==

O'Neill returned as St. Louis' starting left fielder in 2021.{{Cite web |date=March 29, 2021 |title=Cardinals' Tyler O'Neill: Cinches starting job |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/cardinals-tyler-oneill-cinches-starting-job/ |access-date=July 8, 2021 |website=CBSSports.com |language=en}} On September 20, O'Neill was named the National League Player of the Week after leading the Cardinals to a 6-0 week while batting .391 with three home runs, nine runs scored, and a 1.308 OPS.{{cite web| url = https://www.mlb.com/news/tyler-o-neill-jose-ramirez-players-of-the-week| title = Tyler O'Neill, José Ramírez named Players of the Week| website = MLB.com}} He was named the National League Player of the Month for September after hitting .328/.377/.731 with 13 home runs, thirty RBIs, and a 1.108 OPS.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ksdk.com/article/sports/mlb/stl-cardinals/cardinals-tyler-oneill-national-league-september-player-of-the-month/63-a7927db4-66a2-4b54-846c-0d536bde2de6|title=Cardinals outfielder Tyler O'Neill named National League Player of the Month for September|date=October 4, 2021}} O'Neill finished the 2021 season with 482 at-bats over 138 games, slashing .286/.352/.560 with 34 home runs, eighty RBIs, and 15 stolen bases.{{Cite web|url=https://redbirdrants.com/2021/10/05/the-tyler-oneill-turnaround/|title = St. Louis Cardinals: Inside Tyler O'Neill's breakout season|date = October 5, 2021}} He won his second consecutive Gold Glove Award in left field, one of five Cardinals to win that year—an MLB record.{{cite web| url = https://www.mlb.com/news/cardinals-2021-gold-glove-awards| title = Five Cardinals win 2021 NL Gold Glove Awards| website = MLB.com}}

==2022==

O'Neill opened the season as the club's starting left fielder. In mid-May, he lost his salary arbitration case against the Cardinals, resulting in a $3.4 million salary, not his requested salary of $4.15 million.{{cite web | agency=Associated Press | title=Cardinals defeat O'Neill in arbitration | website=ksdk.com | date=May 1, 2022 | url=https://www.ksdk.com/article/sports/mlb/stl-cardinals/cardinals-tyler-oneill-arbitration/63-1b5cf13f-05a0-4dd9-b8d0-4f633d306ee8 | access-date=January 1, 2025}} He struggled to open the season, slashing .195/.256/.297 with two home runs and 42 strikeouts over 32 games before he was placed on the injured list in mid-May with a sore shoulder.{{cite web | title=Cardinals' Tyler O'Neill: Dealing with sore shoulder | website=CBSSports.com | date=May 19, 2022 | url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/cardinals-tyler-oneill-dealing-with-sore-shoulder/ | access-date=January 1, 2025}} He was activated on June 7.{{cite web | last=Hummel | first=Rick | title=Tyler O'Neill is activated and in left field for Cardinals against Rays | website=STLtoday.com | date=December 20, 2024 | url=https://www.stltoday.com/sports/professional/mlb/cardinals/cardinal-beat/tyler-o-neill-is-activated-and-in-left-field-for-cardinals-against-rays/article_9257d8bd-8928-54c3-b6bf-f0a71209553b.html | access-date=January 1, 2025}} On June 20, he was placed back on the injured list with a hamstring injury before being activated in mid-July.{{cite web | title=Cardinals' Tyler O'Neill: Placed on injured list | website=CBSSports.com | date=June 20, 2022 | url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/cardinals-tyler-oneill-placed-on-injured-list-833360/ | access-date=January 1, 2025}} He was placed back on the injured list with another hamstring injury in September, and missed the remainder of the season.{{cite web | title=Cardinals' Tyler O'Neill: Heads to injured list | website=CBSSports.com | date=September 17, 2022 | url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/cardinals-tyler-oneill-heads-to-injured-list/ | access-date=January 1, 2025}} Over 96 games with the Cardinals, he hit .228 with 14 home runs and 48 RBIs.{{cite web | url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/oneilty01.shtml | title=Tyler O'Neill Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More }} He was sent to play for the Salt River Rafters of the Arizona Fall League after the season to rehab.{{cite web | last=Callis | first=Jim | title=Tyler O'Neill tests left hamstring in AFL | website=MLB.com | date=October 9, 2022 | url=https://www.mlb.com/news/tyler-o-neill-tests-left-hamstring-in-afl | access-date=January 1, 2025}}

==2023==

On January 13, 2023, O'Neill agreed to a one-year, $4.95 million contract with the Cardinals, avoiding salary arbitration.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/01/2023-mlb-arbitration-tracker.html|title=2023 MLB Arbitration Tracker|access-date=January 13, 2023|website=MLBTradeRumors}} O’Neill hit .228 in 29 games for St. Louis before he was placed on the injured list with a lower back strain. He was transferred to the 60-day injured list on June 16.{{Cite web|title=Cardinals' Tyler O'Neill: Shifted to 60-day IL|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/cardinals-tyler-oneill-shifted-to-60-day-il/amp/|access-date=June 18, 2023|website=cbssports.com|language=en}} He was activated on July 20.{{Cite web|title=Cardinals' Tyler O'Neill: Returns from 60-day IL|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/cardinals-tyler-oneill-returns-from-60-day-il/|access-date=July 21, 2023|website=cbssports.com|date=July 20, 2023 |language=en}}

O'Neill hit home runs for the Cardinals in four consecutive Opening Day games, from 2020 through 2023, tying a major-league record achieved by Todd Hundley, Gary Carter, and Yogi Berra).{{cite news |url=https://nesn.com/2024/03/tyler-oneill-can-make-history-for-red-sox-2024-opening-day/ |title=How Tyler O'Neill Can Make History For Red Sox On 2024 Opening Day |first=Ricky |last=Doyle |website=NESN |date=March 28, 2024 |accessdate=March 28, 2024}}

=Boston Red Sox=

On December 8, 2023, the Cardinals traded O'Neill to the Boston Red Sox for Nick Robertson and Victor Santos.{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39071624/sources-red-sox-trade-tyler-oneill-cardinals |title=Red Sox acquire Tyler O'Neill, send two pitchers to Cardinals |first=Jeff |last=Passan |website=ESPN.com |date=December 8, 2023 |accessdate=December 8, 2023}} O'Neill hit a home run in Boston's Opening Day game against the Seattle Mariners, giving him five consecutive Opening Day home runs, a major-league record.{{cite news |url=https://nesn.com/2024/03/red-soxs-tyler-oneill-stands-alone-with-historic-opening-day-homer-streak/ |title=Red Sox's Tyler O'Neill Stands Alone With Historic Opening Day Homer Streak |first=Tim |last=Crowley |website=NESN |date=March 29, 2024 |accessdate=March 29, 2024}}{{Cite news |date=March 28, 2024 |title=O'Neill homers for record 5th straight Opening Day as Red Sox win |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39830572/oneill-homers-record-5th-straight-opening-day-red-sox-win |access-date=March 30, 2024 |work=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press}} O'Neill followed his record-breaking Opening Day home run with another home run against the Mariners and three against the Los Angeles Angels on the season-opening West Coast road trip.{{Cite news |last=Reedy |first=Joe |date=April 7, 2024 |title=McGuire drives in 5, Red Sox rout Angels 12-2 to cap West Coast trip |language=en-US |work=WCVB |url=https://www.wcvb.com/article/red-sox-angels-mlb-recap-april-7-2024/60423741 |access-date=April 8, 2024}} He also hit a home run in his first at-bat at Fenway Park against the Baltimore Orioles to lead the Majors.{{Cite news |last=Ryan |first=Conor |date=April 8, 2024 |title=Watch: Tyler O'Neill crushes home run — and maybe a car windshield — at Fenway Park |language=en-US |work=Boston.com |url=https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-red-sox/2024/04/09/tyler-oneill-red-sox-home-run-car-windshield-mlb-baseball/ |access-date=April 8, 2024}} In 133 games for the Red Sox, O'Neill slashed .241/.336/.511 with 31 home runs and 61 RBI.{{Cite web |title=Tyler O'Neill 2023 Batting Game Logs |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=oneilty01&t=b&year=2023 |access-date=January 1, 2025 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}

=Baltimore Orioles=

On December 10, 2024, O'Neill signed a three–year, $49.5 million contract with the Baltimore Orioles.{{cite web | last=Bissell | first=George | title=Orioles add Tyler O'Neill to OF mix: Contract details/analysis, fantasy outlook after $49.5 million contract | website=NBC Sports | date=December 9, 2024 | url=https://www.nbcsports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/how-does-tyler-oneills-power-fit-in-baltimore | access-date=January 1, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Rill | first=Jake | title=Tyler O'Neill signs 3-year contract with Orioles | website=MLB.com | date=December 10, 2024 | url=https://www.mlb.com/news/tyler-oneill-contract-orioles | access-date=January 1, 2025}} He hit his sixth consecutive Opening Day home run on March 27, 2025, against the Toronto Blue Jays, an MLB record.{{Cite web |last=Ramsay |first=George |date=March 28, 2025 |title=Tyler O'Neill hits record-extending sixth straight Opening Day home run |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2025/03/28/sport/tyler-oneill-mlb-opening-day-home-run-record-spt-intl/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250330090326/https://edition.cnn.com/2025/03/28/sport/tyler-oneill-mlb-opening-day-home-run-record-spt-intl/index.html |archive-date=March 30, 2025 |access-date=March 30, 2025 |website=CNN}}

Personal life

O'Neill plays the piano, and entertained his teammates in the clubhouse during spring training in 2017 by playing the theme song to the "Lord of the Rings" film series on a keyboard.{{Cite news |last=Divish |first=Ryan |date=February 27, 2017 |title=Mariners prospect Tyler O'Neill shows off talent on the field and ... on the keyboard? |language=en-US |work=The Seattle Times |url=http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mariners/mariners-prospect-tyler-oneill-displays-talent-both-on-and-off-the-field/ |access-date=March 13, 2017}} He has said his favourite song to play is "O Canada".

An avid weightlifter, O'Neill has been recorded on video quarter-squatting as much as {{convert|585|lb}}. He was given the nickname "Popeye" while playing in the Southern League.{{Cite news |last1=Mintz |first1=Jake |last2=Shusterman |first2=Jordan |date=April 18, 2018 |title=The newest Cardinal, Tyler O'Neill, might be the strongest man in baseball |work=MLB.com |url=https://www.mlb.com/cut4/the-newest-cardinal-tyler-oneill-might-be-the-strongest-man-in-baseball/c-272755594 |access-date=April 18, 2018}} O'Neill's father, Terry, was named Mr. Canada (an honour given to the nation's best body builder) in 1975.{{Cite news |last=Elliott |first=Bob |date=June 7, 2013 |title=Tyler O'Neill the next Brett Lawrie? |newspaper=Toronto Sun |url=http://torontosun.com/2013/06/07/tyler-oneill-the-next-brett-lawrie/wcm/a075842d-d81a-4003-a96e-832def3a8a2a |access-date=February 20, 2018}}

O'Neill and his wife, Stephanie, were married in December 2021 in Hawaii.{{cite web | last=Prasad | first=Aryanna | title=Cardinals: Tyler O'Neill reveals wedding photo in lockout-themed Instagram | website=FanSided | date=December 13, 2021 | url=https://fansided.com/2021/12/13/cardinals-tyler-oneill-wedding-photo-instagram/ | access-date=January 1, 2025}} In January 2023, O'Neill and Stephanie welcomed their first child.{{cite web | last=Corbett | first=Neil | title=B.C. slugger a new dad, to play for Team Canada | website=Vancouver Island Free Daily | date=January 17, 2023 | url=https://www.vancouverislandfreedaily.com/sports/b-c-slugger-a-new-dad-to-play-for-team-canada-7240672 | access-date=January 1, 2025}}