The Pittsburgh Pirates finally have activated Johan Oviedo to make his 2025 debut. The right-hander has spent 2024 and half of 2025 rehabbing his way back from Tommy John surgery. Now that he is officially back and starting tonight against the Giants, Oviedo required a roster spot and, even with three openings on the 40-man, Pittsburgh DFA'd Genesis Cabrera to hand it to him.
The left-hander was recently added after getting released by the Cubs. There was some hope that he could find a groove with the Pirates and get dealt at the MLB trade deadline, but instead he was average at best in a low-leverage role.