Luis Oviedo

Luis José Oviedo (born May 15, 1999) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2021.

Not to be confused with Luis Oviedo (volleyball).
Luis Oviedo
Oviedo with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers in 2018
Pittsburgh Pirates – No. 57
Pitcher
Born: (1999-05-15) May 15, 1999
Barquisimeto, Venezuela
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 3, 2021, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB statistics
(through 2021 season)
Win–loss record1–2
Earned run average8.80
Strikeouts31
Teams

Career

Oviedo signed as an international free agent by the Cleveland Indians on July 2, 2015.[1] In 2019, pitching for the Lake County Captains of the Class A Midwest League, Oviedo had a 5.38 earned run average with 72 strikeouts and 40 walks in 87 innings pitched.[2] The New York Mets selected Oviedo from the Cleveland Indians in the 2020 Rule 5 draft on December 10, 2020.[1] The same day, the Mets traded Oviedo to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for cash considerations.[3][4]

Oviedo made the Pirates' Opening Day roster in 2021.[5] On April 3, 2021, Oviedo made his MLB debut, pitching a scoreless inning of relief against the Chicago Cubs, also notching his first MLB strikeout, striking out Ian Happ.[2]

See also

References
  1. Noga, Joe (December 10, 2020). "Cleveland Indians select RHP Trevor Stephan from Yankees in Rule 5 Draft; lose prospects Luis Oviedo, Ka'ai Tom". Cleveland.com.
  2. "Pirates' Rule 5 pick Luis Oviedo dazzles during his MLB debut". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  3. Davidoff, Ken (December 10, 2020). "Mets trade Luis Oviedo to Pirates after taking him in Rule 5 draft". NYPost.com.
  4. "Pirates Rule 5 pick Luis Oviedo confident he can make leap from Class A to major leagues | TribLIVE.com". triblive.com.
  5. "Pirates set roster". MLB.com.
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