After five years in the minor leagues, former Pitt pitcher Matt Wotherspoon was called up to the majors by the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday afternoon. The team announced that he would replace relief pitcher Pedro Araujo, who was designated for assignment.
Shortly after his call-up, Wotherspoon suited up for the AL East club and made his MLB debut in Toronto, where he threw for two innings as a reliever and gave up three runs.
Wotherspoon played at Pitt from 2011 to 2014, finishing with a career ERA of 4.24 and ranking third in program history in wins, with 23, and strikeouts, with 250.