Osvaldo Bido

Osvaldo Bido (born October 18, 1995) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.

Osvaldo Bido
Bido with the Indianapolis Indians in 2022
Pittsburgh Pirates – No. 70
Pitcher
Born: (1995-10-18) October 18, 1995
Los Hidalgos, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 14, 2023, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB statistics
(through 2023 season)
Win–loss record2–5
Earned run average5.86
Strikeouts48
Teams

Career

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Bido as an international free agent on March 14, 2017.[1] In 2017, he pitched for the Dominican Summer League Pirates.[2] In 2018, he pitched for the West Virginia Black Bears.[3] He began the 2019 season with the Greensboro Grasshoppers,[4] and was promoted to the Bradenton Marauders in July.[5] He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

Bido began the 2023 season with the Triple–A Indianapolis Indians.[7] In 12 games (10 starts), he registered a 3–4 record and 4.55 ERA with 56 strikeouts in 55+1⁄3 innings pitched. On June 14, 2023, Bido was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[8][9]

References
  1. Dreker, John (March 15, 2017). "Pirates Sign Top International Target, Dominican Outfielder Jean Eusebio – Pirates Prospects".
  2. Dreker, John (June 2, 2017). "2017 DSL Season Preview: Pirates Have an Inexperienced Team with Some Potential Upside – Pirates Prospects".
  3. Dreker, John (June 16, 2018). "Travis Swaggerty Leads the Way for a Morgantown Club Filled with Draft Picks – Pirates Prospects".
  4. Dreker, John (April 19, 2019). "Greensboro Report: A Look at the Starting Rotation – Pirates Prospects".
  5. Dreker, John (July 26, 2019). "Minor Moves: Osvaldo Bido Promoted to Bradenton – Pirates Prospects".
  6. "2020 Minor League Baseball season canceled". MLB.com.
  7. "Right-handed pitcher Osvaldo Bido to join Pirates and start during upcoming Cubs series". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  8. Guerriero, Justin (June 14, 2023). "Pirates select contract of RHP Osvaldo Bido, who will start Wednesday at Cubs". TribLIVE.com.
  9. "Pirates' Osvaldo Bido: Called up ahead of MLB debut". cbssports.com. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
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