Pirates to Activate Johan Oviedo on Monday
p/c: Chaz Palla - Pittsburgh TribLive
The Pittsburgh Pirates are set to activate right-hander Johan Oviedo from the injured list to make his 2025 season debut against the San Francisco Giants on Monday at PNC Park, this according to Noah Hiles of the Post-Gazette.
Left-hander Bailey Falter had been slated to pitch Monday’s game for the Pirates, but he was dealt to the Kansas City Royals at the trade deadline.
For Oviedo, he was originally suppose to start for AAA Indianapolis on Sunday, but given the Falter trade, it opened up a spot in the Pirates’ rotation.
Oviedo missed the entirety of 2024 recovering from Tommy John surgery. Before the injury, he posted a 4.31 ERA and had a 2.2 bWAR in 32 starts for Pittsburgh during the 2023 season.
In the early portion of spring training, Oviedo sustained a significant lat muscle strain, while throwing live BP, and had to be placed on the 60-day IL to begin the year.
Oviedo made five starts beginning in early July. His latest start was July 29th for Indianapolis, where he pitched five innings of one run ball versus the Iowa Cubs. Oviedo’s fastball velocity looked strong in that outing, as he sat 95-96 mph.