Johan Oviedo's return from the 60-day injured list did not go as planned. In his first start since 2023, Oviedo was only able to give the Pittsburgh Pirates one inning of work before being supplanted by right-hander Yohan Ramírez in the second inning.
Oviedo slugged his way through a 43-pitch inning with spotty command of his pitches. The 27-year-old got all three outs by way of the strikeout, but also walked three batters and allowed two runs on two base hits. There was no way Don Kelly was going to send Oviedo out of a second inning, and it appears that Ben Cherington and the Pirates' front office won't even allow the right-hander to get a second start.