Pirates select contract of RHP Osvaldo Bido, who will start Wednesday at Cubs

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Pirates select contract of RHP Osvaldo Bido, who will start Wednesday at Cubs

Justin Guerriero | Wednesday, June 14, 2023 4:48 p.m.

Christopher Horner | Tribune-Review

Pirates manager Derek Shelton watches from the dugout during a game earlier this season.

Plugging a hole in the starting rotation, the Pittsburgh Pirates selected the contract of 27-year-old righty Osvaldo Bido on Wednesday afternoon.

Bido is expected to start against the Cubs on Wednesday night in his major-league debut.

In 12 games with Triple-A Indianapolis this year, including 10 starts, Bido is 3-4 with a 4.55 ERA. In 55⅓ innings, he has struck out 56 and walked 26 with a WHIP of 1.30.

Bido, who will wear No. 70, spent the entirety of the 2022 campaign with Indianapolis, going 3-8 with a 4.53 ERA over 32 games (25 starts).

The recall was necessitated because of the season-ending elbow injury to Vince Velasquez and Roansy Contreras being moved back to the bullpen.

To make room on the 26-man active roster, the Pirates optioned outfielder Canaan Smith-Njigba back to Indianapolis.

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