The Hiroshima Carp of Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball have re-signed Hearn to a one-year contract, Yahoo Japan reports.
Hearn excelled in his first season with the Carp, posting a 1.29 ERA, 0.71 WHIP and 26:7 K:BB over 35 innings. While the 30-year-old might have been able to field some interest from major-league clubs, he's elected to remain in NPB for another year.
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Taylor Hearn: Heading overseas
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Hearn signed with the NPB's Hiroshima Carp on Saturday.
Hearn logged a hefty 11.40 ERA and 2.07 WHIP across 15 innings between Atlanta, Kansas City and Texas last season. His numbers improved to a 3.33 ERA and 1.56 WHIP in Triple-A, but he'll opt to play in Japan rather than wait for a minor-league offer from an MLB team.
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Taylor Hearn: Outrighted, elects free agency
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Hearn cleared outright waivers Thursday and elected to become a free agent.
Hearn is off the 40-man roster in Kansas City and will head to the open market. The 29-year-old left-hander was lit up for 19 earned runs over 15 major-league innings this season while bouncing between three different organizations.
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Royals' Taylor Hearn: Returns to Triple-A
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Hearn was optioned to Triple-A Omaha on Tuesday.
Hearn has an 11.40 ERA over 15 innings between Atlanta, Texas and Kansas City this season, and he's given up seven earned runs in eight outings since joining the Royals. The club selected Steven Cruz's contract from Omaha in a corresponding move.
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Royals' Taylor Hearn: Recalled from Omaha
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Kansas City recalled Hearn from Triple-A Omaha on Tuesday.
Hearn was acquired from Atlanta on July 30 and will now get a look out of Royals' bullpen. The 28-year-old left-hander has surrendered 12 earned runs in just 7.1 innings of work this season at the major-league level.
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Royals' Taylor Hearn: Heading to Kansas City
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Hearn was traded from Atlanta to Kansas City on Sunday in exchange for Nicky Lopez.
Hearn was traded from Texas to Atlanta on Monday but was optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett on Sunday. After spending less than a week with his new organization, the southpaw will be on the move again, but he'll have to settle for a role at Triple-A Omaha for now.
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Braves' Taylor Hearn: Sent to minors after rough outing
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Atlanta optioned Hearn to Triple-A Gwinnett on Sunday.
Hearn was moved off the 26-man active roster to clear room for right-hander AJ Smith-Shawver, who was called up from Gwinnett ahead of his spot start Sunday versus the Brewers. After being acquired from Texas on Monday, Hearn made his Atlanta debut out of the bullpen in Saturday's win over the Brewers and was lit up for four earned runs on two hits and two walks while recording just one out.
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Braves' Taylor Hearn: Dealt to Atlanta
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Atlanta acquired Hearn from the Rangers on Monday in exchange for cash considerations, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.
Hearn holds a 5.11 ERA over 92 appearances -- 25 starts -- at the major-league level, although he's spent most of 2023 at Triple-A Round Rock. He has minor-league options remaining, but he looks set to report to the big-league club right away as he joins a new organization.
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Rangers' Taylor Hearn: Roughed up Saturday
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Hearn allowed four runs on five hits and one walk while striking out two over 1.2 innings in Saturday's 10-3 loss to the Cubs.
The Rangers' bullpen had been sharp prior to Saturday, including Hearn, who had not allowed a hit and struck out four over his first 3.1 relief innings. The one-time starter found a measure of success as a multi-inning reliever in 2022. If there's a need for a fill-in starter, other starters in the organization have moved ahead of Hearn.
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Rangers' Taylor Hearn: Clinches bullpen spot
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Hearn secured a spot in the Rangers' Opening Day bullpen after the team finalized its 26-man active roster Wednesday, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.
Hearn appeared to be on the roster bubble following a poor showing in spring training along with the fact that he had a minor-league option remaining, but Texas ultimately chose to keep him on hand as an extra lefty arm out of the bullpen over fellow southpaw John King, who was dispatched to Triple-A Round Rock. Though he worked as a swingman for Texas in 2022 while making 13 starts over his 31 appearances, Hearn is expected to serve as a full-time reliever in 2023, with most of his opportunities presumably coming in middle-inning or lower-leverage spots.
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Rangers' Taylor Hearn: Reaches deal with Texas
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Hearn agreed to a one-year contract with the Rangers on Friday to avoid arbitration.
Hearn worked as a swingman for the Rangers last season with 13 starts in 31 appearances, and he had a 5.13 ERA, 1.50 WHIP and 97:43 K:BB across 100 innings. Texas has significantly revamped its rotation during the offseason, so the 28-year-old will likely be limited to a relief role in 2023.
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Rangers' Taylor Hearn: Earns win in relief
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Hearn (6-7) earned the win in Tuesday's 4-3 victory over the Astros. He allowed zero runs on two hits and zero walks while striking out two over two innings.
Hearn entered a tied ballgame in the fifth and threw two scoreless innings before the Rangers would score a run in the top of the seventh to put him in line for the win, his sixth on the season. Hearn now has a 2.84 ERA in 19 innings since being called up from Triple-A on Aug. 2 to fill a multi-inning relief role, a major improvement over the 5.50 ERA he had in 70.1 innings up to that point in the majors this season.
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Rangers' Taylor Hearn: Throws two scoreless in return
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Hearn allowed one walk and struck out one over two scoreless relief innings in Tuesday's 8-2 loss to Baltimore.
Hearn was recalled from Triple-A Round Rock where he's been working on a transition from starter to multi-inning reliever. Despite the need to fill a rotation spot after Jon Gray (left oblique) was placed on the injured list, the Rangers will keep Hearn in his current role. The club feels he can be effective when not having to face lineups multiple times in a game. The lefty has a 1.35 ERA over 13.2 innings as a reliever in the bigs.
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Rangers' Taylor Hearn: Rejoins big club
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Hearn was recalled from Triple-A Round Rock on Tuesday, Joseph Hoyt of The Dallas Morning News reports.
Hearn was demoted last week but will rejoin the Rangers on Tuesday with Jon Gray (oblique) headed to the injured list. Hearn will remain in the bullpen despite the open rotation spot, as he's pitched well in relief over his last three outings with a 1.59 ERA and 1.15 WHIP across 11.1 innings.
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Rangers' Taylor Hearn: Heading to minors
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Hearn was optioned to Triple-A Round Rock on Tuesday.
The left-hander pitched behind an opener twice after being recalled by the Rangers on July 15, and he fared well, with two earned runs allowed and a 10:3 K:BB across 7.1 innings. However, it wasn't enough to stick in the rotation with Dane Dunning (ankle) returning from the injured list. Hearn's performance could earn him more opportunities later in the year.
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Rangers' Taylor Hearn: Gets another turn in rotation
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Hearn is scheduled to make a start or work as a primary pitcher out of the bullpen in Saturday's game in Oakland, Jeff Wilson of RangersToday.com reports.
The southpaw is getting a second straight turn through the rotation after he worked four innings and struck out seven while allowing four runs (two earned) in his return from Triple-A Round Rock on July 15 versus the Mariners. Hearn could be headed back to Round Rock or to the bullpen after Saturday's outing, as the Rangers plan to add Dane Dunning (ankle) back from the 15-day injured list and into the rotation next week in Seattle.
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Rangers' Taylor Hearn: Fans seven in loss
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Hearn (4-6) allowed four runs (two earned) on five hits and two walks over four innings Friday, striking out seven and taking a loss against Seattle.
After Matt Bush opened the game with a scoreless frame, Hearn took the mound in the second inning. He threw two shutout innings himself before the Mariners tagged him for three runs in the fourth. Hearn then allowed another run in the fifth. It was his first MLB appearance since June 25 and his season ERA dropped slightly to 5.78. In five June outings before his demotion, the 27-year-old posted a 6.75 ERA across 22.2 innings.
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Rangers' Taylor Hearn: Officially recalled Friday
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Hearn was recalled from Triple-A Round Rock on Friday.
Hearn lasted five innings during his two appearances in Round Rock and will serve as the Rangers' bulk-relief pitcher Friday against the Mariners while Matt Bush operates as the opener. Over 14 appearances (13 starts) in the majors this year, Hearn has posted a 5.86 ERA and 1.67 WHIP in 63 innings.
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Rangers' Taylor Hearn: Set for bulk-relief role
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Hearn will be called up from Triple-A Round Rock to serve as the Rangers' bulk-relief pitcher Friday against the Mariners, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.
Hearn joined the Rangers taxi squad Thursday and will likely be able to handle a heavy workload after completing five innings in each of his last two starts with Round Rock. Hearn has struggled to a 5.86 ERA, 1.67 WHIP and 55:30 K:BB across 63 innings with the Rangers this season. Matt Bush will serve as the opener ahead of Hearn.
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Rangers' Taylor Hearn: Will return as reliever
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Hearn will work out of the bullpen at Triple-A Round Rock and is expected to return to the majors as a multi-inning reliever, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports. "When we bring him back, and he'll be back, the biggest thing is to put him in a multi-inning reliever role," Texas manager Chris Woodward said. "We just want to see the power and velocity come back."
Woodward announced prior to three-game series with Washington over the weekend that Hearn would no longer start. The left-hander, who has a 6.25 ERA over 13 starts, then threw four scoreless innings Saturday as a reliever before being optioned to Round Rock. He should be back with Texas post All-Star break. Hearn's removal from the rotation opens an opportunity, but there's no obvious choice in the minors. Both A.J. Alexy (7.03 ERA) and Cole Winn (5.43) have not shown much for the Express over the first few months. Spencer Howard, who opened the season in the majors before being optioned when MLB rosters were trimmed at the end of April, has pitched well of late.
