Johan Oviedo was often absent from his locker at Pittsburgh Pirates spring training in Bradenton, Fla. No, it’s not because the soon-to-be 26-year-old is out for the year after undergoing Tommy John surgery in the offseason.
BRADENTON, Fla. — Not much more could be asked of Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Johan Oviedo during the 2023 season. It marked the first time as a major-league player that Oviedo spent a full season in the starting rotation.
This is one in a series of stories breaking down members of the Pittsburgh Pirates 40-man roster. Johan Oviedo broke through as a viable major-league starting pitching in 2023.
That’s right! Another shutout! Coming into the 2023 season, few fans expected the Pittsburgh Pirates to find success in the pitching realm. In fact, you would’ve been hard-pressed to find any that expected to see a shutout, let alone two.
It has been known for a few weeks now that Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Johan Oviedo has been dealing with an elbow injury. According to baseball reporter Francys Romero, Oviedo will have Tommy John surgery in the coming days.
Pirates right-hander Johan Oviedo will be sidelined until at least Opening Day 2025.
The Pittsburgh Pirates finished the past season with two traditional starting pitchers while filling out the rest of the rotation with openers, bulk-inning relievers, and bullpen games.
An already murky Pirates rotation mix is now facing even more uncertainty.
Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Johan Oviedo is dealing with right arm and elbow issues, according to a report from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Jason Mackey on Monday.
One question that has continued to pop up at time throughout the season is the long-term status of Mitch Keller with the Pittsburgh Pirates. It wasn’t necessarily big news when Keller revealed early in the season that his representatives had very preliminary talks with the Pirates about a multi-year contract.
PHILADELPHIA -- For all that's rolled right for these Pirates over the past 60-plus games, it sure shouldn't go ignored that their rotation's been made of the following over most of that time: 1.
Another 1-2 mark dropped our Jack Dougherty's strikeout prop record to 2-4 on the week, but he's expecting a bounce-back performance to finish the week strong. Let's get back on track with Jack's three favorite K props for Wednesday's MLB slate.
Joshua Palacios clubbed a pinch-hit, three-run homer in the ninth after Johan Oviedo grinded through six scoreless innings as the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates beat the reeling Chicago Cubs 8-6 on Thursday night.
ATLANTA -- Johan Oviedo had to be held back by Connor Joe and have Endy Rodríguez as his first line of defense as the benches cleared in the first inning between the Pirates and Braves at Truist Park Saturday.
Ronald Acuna Jr. became upset with Johan Oviedo during the bottom of the first inning of Saturday night’s game between the Atlanta Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates at Truist Park in Atlanta, Ga., which caused the benches to empty.
ST. LOUIS -- The problem with a masterpiece is it can be tough to follow up. That was the case Sunday at Busch Stadium for Johan Oviedo. After tossing
The development of right-hander Johan Oviedo has been a bright spot during another rebuilding season for the Pittsburgh Pirates. That process will continue on Sunday afternoon when he faces the Cardinals to wrap up a three-game series in St.
Johan Oviedo recorded his first career shutout and Ke'Bryan Hayes went 4-for-4 with a walk and an RBI as the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates opened a three-game series against the Kansas City Royals with a 5-0 win on Monday.
After an 0-3 mark on Monday, YB's Jack Dougherty evened the count with a 3-0 record Tuesday to get back to .500 for the week. And Jack's back with his three favorite MLB K-props for Wednesday.
Friday was another winning day with the Twins and Rockies coming through. I am not going to review the games in detail though as you have probably forgotten all about them with the NBA Finals and Stanley Cup over the weekend.
The Pittsburgh Pirates are receiving strong contributions from starter Johan Oviedo in the early going this season.
Pitcher Johan Oviedo will get his first chance to face his old team when the Pittsburgh Pirates visit the St. Louis Cardinals Friday. Oviedo (4-2, 3.13 ERA) will start for Pittsburgh in the opener of a three-game series.
In return, the Pirates are receiving righty Johan Oviedo and minor league third baseman Malcolm Nunez.
Oviedo, a Cuban-born right-hander, had run into issues getting his passport renewed, which created an issue for international travel with the Cardinals going to Toronto.
It’s been a long time coming. There has been much trial and error in the career of Johan Oviedo, but the St. Louis Cardinals’ young right-hander finally picked up his first career win.
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