Who Should I Trade?

Evan Carter for Tyler O'Neill (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Evan Carter LF,CF,RF - TEX	Tyler O'Neill LF,RF,DH - BAL
Expert Recommendation	75% Recommended by 3 of 4 experts	25% Recommended by 1 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 227	# 240
VBR	# 261	# 854

Projections

Runs	8	4
Home Runs	2	1
RBI	7	4
Stolen Bases	2	0
Batting Average	.226	.219

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL10

Expert Ranks

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 224	# 251

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 177	# 187

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 293	# 373

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 222	# 173

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Evan Carter LF,CF,RF - TEX	Tyler O'Neill LF,RF,DH - BAL
2026 Stats


At Bats	344	231

Runs	46	31

Hits	67	49

Singles	43	31

Doubles	13	8

Triples	3	0

Home Runs	8	10

RBI	34	23

Stolen Bases	14	1

Caught Stealing	2	0

Walks	44	27

Strikeouts	96	72

Batting Average	.195	.212

On Base Pct	.293	.300

Slugging Pct	.320	.377

On-base Plus Slugging	.612	.677

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Evan Carter LF,CF,RF - TEX	Tyler O'Neill LF,RF,DH - BAL
2026 Projections


At Bats	54	27

Runs	8	4

Hits	12	6

Singles	8	4

Doubles	2	1

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	2	1

RBI	7	4

Stolen Bases	2	0

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	6	3

Strikeouts	15	8

Batting Average	.226	.219

On Base Pct	.316	.301

Slugging Pct	.373	.387

On-base Plus Slugging	.689	.689

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Evan Carter LF,CF,RF - TEX	Tyler O'Neill LF,RF,DH - BAL
News
	Evan Carter went 2-for-3 in a win over the Rays with a walk, one run scored, one RBI, and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Wed, Jul 29th	Tyler O'Neill played light catch and hit on August 28. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st
	Evan Carter went 2-for-4 in a win over the Mariners with one double, one stolen base, and one run scored. Chris Schommer Mon, Jul 27th	The Orioles placed OF Tyler O’Neill on the 10-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 27th
	Evan Carter went 1-for-3 in a loss to the Mariners with one walk, one stolen base, and one RBI. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 26th	Tyler O’Neill will undergo an MRI on his right shoulder. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 26th
	Evan Carter went 2-for-4 in a 7-6 win over the Braves with a two-run home run and one walk. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 19th	Tyler O'Neill went 1-for-5 in a 10-5 win over the Rangers with a home run, one run scored, two RBI and three strikeouts. Jesse Garcia Mon, Aug 10th
	Evan Carter went 2-for-2 with a solo home run and two runs scored in Thursday’s 10-4 win over the Tigers. He entered as a pinch hitter in the seventh inning, singled and scored, then added a solo homer in the eighth. Bruno Mulé Fri, Jul 3rd	Tyler O'Neill went 1-for-3 in a win over the Angels with a home run, one run scored, and two RBI. Jesse Garcia Thu, Aug 6th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Evan Carter LF,CF,RF - TEX			Tyler O'Neill LF,RF,DH - BAL
Thu, Mar 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Sat, Mar 28th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#53
Sun, Mar 29th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#12	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#89
Mon, Mar 30th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#149	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#193
Tue, Mar 31st	@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)		vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Wed, Apr 1st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#51	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#137
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#168	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, Apr 4th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#218	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104
Sun, Apr 5th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#36	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#33
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#11	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#27
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#22	@ CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#302
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68
Fri, Apr 10th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#14	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#96
Sat, Apr 11th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#67	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Sun, Apr 12th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#197	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Mon, Apr 13th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#172
Tue, Apr 14th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#224	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#173
Wed, Apr 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#161	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#117
Thu, Apr 16th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#133	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#34
Fri, Apr 17th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#11	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Sat, Apr 18th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#22	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Sun, Apr 19th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#227
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#33	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#77
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Fri, Apr 24th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#131
Sat, Apr 25th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#224	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#151
Sun, Apr 26th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#161	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#129
Mon, Apr 27th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Tue, Apr 28th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#16	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#239
Wed, Apr 29th	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#230
Fri, May 1st	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#99	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#43
Sat, May 2nd	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#126	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#207
Sun, May 3rd	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#81	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Tue, May 5th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#230	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#76
Wed, May 6th	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#43	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#47
Thu, May 7th	@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-3)	#175	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Fri, May 8th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)		vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#133
Sat, May 9th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#109	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#203
Sun, May 10th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#130	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Mon, May 11th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#207
Tue, May 12th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#145	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#43
Wed, May 13th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#172	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Fri, May 15th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#176	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285
Sat, May 16th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#239	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#42
Sun, May 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#368
Mon, May 18th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#420	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#40
Tue, May 19th	@ COL	Sammy Peralta	#274	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#41
Wed, May 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#405	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#186
Fri, May 22nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#92	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#99
Sat, May 23rd	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#209
Sun, May 24th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#28	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72
Mon, May 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#125	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#40
Tue, May 26th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#398	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#41
Wed, May 27th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#233	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#186
Thu, May 28th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#176	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Fri, May 29th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs TOR	Adam Macko (2-0)	#231
Sat, May 30th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#142	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#228
Sun, May 31st	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#77	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#134
Mon, Jun 1st	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#98
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#62	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#129
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#225	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#32
Fri, Jun 5th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#34	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#228
Sat, Jun 6th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#162
Sun, Jun 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24
Tue, Jun 9th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#11
Wed, Jun 10th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#142	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#22
Thu, Jun 11th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#77	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Fri, Jun 12th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#37	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#185
Sat, Jun 13th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#212
Sun, Jun 14th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#129	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#180
Mon, Jun 15th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#310
Tue, Jun 16th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#82	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#11
Thu, Jun 18th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Fri, Jun 19th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#212	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#197
Sat, Jun 20th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#180	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#6
Sun, Jun 21st	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#246	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#67
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#200	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#389
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#76	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#216
Wed, Jun 24th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#47	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#31
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24
Fri, Jun 26th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#132
Sat, Jun 27th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#50
Sun, Jun 28th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#187	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285
Mon, Jun 29th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#34	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68
Tue, Jun 30th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#412
Wed, Jul 1st	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#331
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#30
Sat, Jul 4th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#99	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sun, Jul 5th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#113
Tue, Jul 7th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#31	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#57
Wed, Jul 8th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#209	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#194
Thu, Jul 9th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#28	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#101
Fri, Jul 10th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#21	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sat, Jul 11th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#80
Sun, Jul 12th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#155	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#142
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATL	Owen Murphy (0-1)	#312	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#176
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#167	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#21
Mon, Jul 20th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#412	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#32
Tue, Jul 21st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#331
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#140	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)
Fri, Jul 24th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#48	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#167
Sat, Jul 25th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#165
Sun, Jul 26th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#11	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#102
Mon, Jul 27th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#22	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#126
Tue, Jul 28th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#41	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72
Wed, Jul 29th	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#251	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Thu, Jul 30th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#40
Fri, Jul 31st	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#21	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#156
Sat, Aug 1st	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#139	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#10
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Tue, Aug 4th	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#160	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#92
Wed, Aug 5th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#28
Fri, Aug 7th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#73	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#137
Sat, Aug 8th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#59	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Sun, Aug 9th	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#223	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#115
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#28	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#88
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#216	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#89
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#352	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#82
Thu, Aug 13th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#209
Fri, Aug 14th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#106	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#186
Sat, Aug 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#161	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#65
Sun, Aug 16th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#133	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#55
Tue, Aug 18th	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-3)	#163	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#35
Wed, Aug 19th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#42	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#43
Thu, Aug 20th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#132	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18
Fri, Aug 21st	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#28	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#55
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#216	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#40
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#84	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#95
Mon, Aug 24th	@ CWS	Jose Urquidy	#267
Tue, Aug 25th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#140	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#83
Wed, Aug 26th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#98
Fri, Aug 28th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#29	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#133
Sat, Aug 29th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#103	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#147
Sun, Aug 30th	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#62	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#224
Mon, Aug 31st	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#106	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#406
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#192	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#339
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#133	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#423
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#40	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#95	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#37
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#65	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#32
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#48	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-1)	#45	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#50
Thu, Sep 10th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#11
Fri, Sep 11th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#108	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#119
Sat, Sep 12th	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#262	@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#176
Sun, Sep 13th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#117	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9
Tue, Sep 15th	vs BOS			@ NYM
Wed, Sep 16th	vs BOS			@ NYM
Thu, Sep 17th	vs BOS
Fri, Sep 18th	vs TOR			vs MIL
Sat, Sep 19th	vs TOR			vs MIL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs TOR			vs MIL
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs NYM			vs TOR
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs NYM			vs TOR
Thu, Sep 24th	vs NYM
Fri, Sep 25th	@ MIN			@ NYY
Sat, Sep 26th	@ MIN			@ NYY
Sun, Sep 27th	@ MIN			@ NYY
Mon, Apr 20th				@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#142
Thu, Apr 30th				vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Mon, May 4th				@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#16
Thu, Jun 4th				@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#131
Mon, Jun 8th				vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127
Wed, Jun 17th				@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#22
Fri, Jul 3rd				@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#168
Thu, Aug 6th				vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#216
Mon, Aug 17th				@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#40
Thu, Aug 27th				@ STL	Gordon Graceffo
Mon, Sep 7th				vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75
Mon, Sep 14th				@ NYM
Mon, Sep 21st				vs TOR

Who Should I Trade?

Evan Carter for Tyler O'Neill (2026)

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