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Johan Oviedo (born March 2, 1998) is a Cuban professional baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the St. Louis Cardinals.
Career
St. Louis Cardinals
On July 2, 2016, Oviedo signed with the St. Louis Cardinals as an international free agent and was assigned to the DSL Cardinals. He split 2017 with the Johnson City Cardinals and the State College Spikes. In 2018, he was promoted to the Peoria Chiefs, where he would spend the season. He then spent the 2019 season with the Palm Beach Cardinals and Springfield Cardinals.
Oviedo was assigned to the Triple-A Memphis Redbirds to begin the 2020 season, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Minor League Baseball did not have a season and was added to the newly formed 60-man player pool.
Oviedo was selected to the active roster on August 19, 2020 and made his MLB debut that day. Over five starts with St. Louis, he went 0–3 with a 5.47 ERA, striking out 16 over 24+2⁄3 innings. After making 19 starts and 24 total appearances without earning a win, Oviedo earned his first career win on June 22, 2022, against the Milwaukee Brewers, pitching 2+1⁄3 scoreless innings out of the bullpen and striking out three.
Pittsburgh Pirates
On August 1, 2022, Oviedo and Malcom Núñez were traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates for José Quintana and Chris Stratton. On May 24, 2023, Oviedo pitched an immaculate inning against the Texas Rangers, retiring Jonah Heim, Robbie Grossman, and Josh Smith in order in the 4th inning. On August 28, he pitched his first complete game shutout in a 5-0 win vs. Kansas City.
In 2023, he was 9-14 with a 4.31 ERA in 177+2⁄3 innings and led all NL pitchers with 11 pitcher pitch timer violations. During the offseason, Oviedo had suffered a right elbow injury that required him to get Tommy John surgery, making him miss the 2024 season.
Personal life
In 2016, Oviedo began living with his aunt and uncle in Jacksonville, Florida.
In July 2018, he obtained a green card.
Oviedo was born to parents Lazaro and Yudith, and was raised with a younger sister, Jeanine.