Luis Oviedo

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

For the Cuban volleyball player, see Luis Oviedo (volleyball).
Luis Oviedo
Oviedo with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers in 2018
Cleveland Guardians
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

Cleveland Indians

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]

Pittsburgh Pirates

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] Throughout 2021, Oviedo made 22 appearances, going 1–2 with an 8.80 ERA and 31 strikeouts.

On April 21, 2022, Oviedo was designated for assignment by the Pirates.[6]

Cleveland Guardians

Oviedo was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Guardians on April 26, 2022.[7] The Guardians designated Oviedo for assignment on May 20, 2022. After clearing waivers, Oviedo was outrighted to the minor leagues on May 22, 2022.[8]

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. 23 March 2021.
  5. "Pirates set roster". MLB.com.
  6. McDonald, Darragh (April 21, 2022). "Pirates Select Chase De Jong, Designate Luis Oviedo". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  7. "Luis Oviedo back with Cleveland after being waived by Pittsburgh: Takeaways". 27 April 2022.
  8. Franco, Anthony (May 23, 2022). "Guardians Outright Luis Oviedo". MLB Trade Rumors.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.