Osvaldo Bido

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name = Osvaldo Bido

|image = Osvaldo Bido (52348175699) (cropped).jpg

|caption = Bido with the Indianapolis Indians in 2022

|team = Athletics

|number = 45

|position = Pitcher

|bats = Right

|throws = Right

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|10|18}}

|birth_place = Los Hidalgos, Dominican Republic

|debutdate = June 14

|debutyear = 2023

|debutteam = Pittsburgh Pirates

|debutleague = MLB

|statleague = MLB

|statyear = April 22, 2025

|stat1label = Win–loss record

|stat1value = 9–10

|stat2label = Earned run average

|stat2value = 4.56

|stat3label = Strikeouts

|stat3value = 127

|teams =

Pittsburgh Pirates ({{mlby|2023}})
Oakland Athletics ({{mlby|2024}}–present)

}}

Osvaldo Bido (born October 18, 1995) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He made his MLB debut in 2023.

Career

=Pittsburgh Pirates=

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Bido as an international free agent on March 14, 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://piratesprospects.com/2017/03/pirates-sign-top-international-target-dominican-outfielder-jean-eusebio.html|title=Pirates Sign Top International Target, Dominican Outfielder Jean Eusebio – Pirates Prospects|first=John|last=Dreker|date=March 15, 2017}} He spent his first professional season with the Dominican Summer League Pirates, posting a 1–8 record and 5.33 ERA across 15 contests.{{Cite web|url=https://piratesprospects.com/2017/06/2017-dsl-season-preview-pirates-have-an-inexperienced-team-with-some-potential-upside.html|title=2017 DSL Season Preview: Pirates Have an Inexperienced Team with Some Potential Upside – Pirates Prospects|first=John|last=Dreker|date=June 2, 2017}} In 2018, he made 14 starts for the Low–A West Virginia Black Bears, registering a 4–6 record and 4.18 ERA with 58 strikeouts across {{fraction|75|1|3}} innings of work.{{Cite web|url=https://piratesprospects.com/2018/06/travis-swaggerty-leads-the-way-for-a-morgantown-club-filled-with-draft-picks.html|title=Travis Swaggerty Leads the Way for a Morgantown Club Filled with Draft Picks – Pirates Prospects|first=John|last=Dreker|date=June 16, 2018}} Bido began the 2019 season with the Single–A Greensboro Grasshoppers,{{Cite web|url=https://piratesprospects.com/2019/04/greensboro-report-a-look-at-the-starting-rotation.html|title=Greensboro Report: A Look at the Starting Rotation – Pirates Prospects|first=John|last=Dreker|date=April 19, 2019}} and was promoted to the High–A Bradenton Marauders in July. In 25 combined starts, he accumulated a 12–8 record and 3.32 ERA with 107 strikeouts in {{fraction|135|2|3}} innings pitched.{{Cite web|url=https://piratesprospects.com/2019/07/minor-moves-osvaldo-bido-promoted-to-bradenton.html|title=Minor Moves: Osvaldo Bido Promoted to Bradenton – Pirates Prospects|first=John|last=Dreker|date=July 26, 2019}}

Bido did not play a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/2020-minor-league-baseball-season-canceled|title=2020 Minor League Baseball season canceled|website=MLB.com}} He returned to action in 2021, splitting the year between the Double–A Altoona Curve and Triple–A Indianapolis Indians. In 23 games (21 starts) Bido recorded a 4–8 record and 5.33 ERA with 98 strikeouts across {{fraction|101|1|3}} innings of work.{{Cite web|title=Osvaldo Bido Stats & Scouting Report|url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/13763-osvaldo-bido/|access-date=November 19, 2023|website=baseballamerica.com|language=en}} Bido remained with Indianapolis for the entirety of the 2022 season, making 32 appearances and working to a 3–8 record and 4.53 ERA with a career–high 122 strikeouts in {{fraction|111|1|3}} innings pitched.{{Cite web|title=Osvaldo Bido - Stats - Pitching|url=https://www.fangraphs.com/players/osvaldo-bido/23150/stats?position=P|access-date=November 19, 2023|website=fangraphs.com|language=en}}

Bido began the 2023 season back with Triple–A Indianapolis.{{Cite web |last=Mackey |first=Jason |last2=Destin |first2=Andrew |date=June 11, 2023 |title=Right-handed pitcher Osvaldo Bido to join Pirates and start during upcoming Cubs series |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2023/06/11/pirates-ben-cherington-quinn-priester-cubs-roansy-contreras/stories/202306110141 |access-date=February 16, 2025 |website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette}} In 12 games (10 starts), he registered a 3–4 record and 4.55 ERA with 56 strikeouts in {{fraction|55|1|3}} innings pitched. On June 14, 2023, Bido was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.{{Cite web|url=https://triblive.com/sports/pirates-select-contract-of-rhp-osvaldo-bido-who-will-start-wednesday-at-cubs/|title=Pirates select contract of RHP Osvaldo Bido, who will start Wednesday at Cubs|first=Justin|last=Guerriero|date=June 14, 2023|website=TribLIVE.com}}{{cite web | title=Pirates' Osvaldo Bido: Called up ahead of MLB debut | website=CBSSports.com | date=June 14, 2023 | url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/pirates-osvaldo-bido-called-up-ahead-of-mlb-debut/amp/ | access-date=February 16, 2025}} In 16 appearances for Pittsburgh, he logged a 2–5 record and 5.86 ERA with 48 strikeouts across {{fraction|50|2|3}} inning pitched. On November 17, the Pirates non–tendered Bido, making him a free agent.{{Cite web|title=Osvaldo Bido: Dumped by Pittsburgh|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/osvaldo-bido-dumped-by-pittsburgh/|access-date=November 20, 2023|website=cbssports.com|date=November 18, 2023 |language=en}}

=Oakland Athletics=

On November 20, 2023, Bido signed a major league contract with the Oakland Athletics, paying him $750,000.{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/osvaldo-bido-oakland-athletics-contract-7d2882bdfa766b1ba2159f1347525a0a|title=Pitcher Osvaldo Bido gets $750,000 deal from Oakland A's after Pittsburgh Pirates let him go|date=November 21, 2023|website=AP News}} He was optioned to the Triple–A Las Vegas Aviators to begin the 2024 season.{{Cite web|title=Athletics' Osvaldo Bido: Headed to Las Vegas|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/athletics-osvaldo-bido-headed-to-las-vegas/|access-date=March 7, 2024|website=cbssports.com|date=March 3, 2024 |language=en}} The Athletics promoted him to the major leagues to start one game of a doubleheader on May 8.{{Cite web|url=https://bvmsports.com/2024/05/07/osvaldo-bido-announced-as-starter-for-second-game-of-wednesdays-doubleheader-with-texas-rangers/|title=Osvaldo Bido Announced as Starter for Second Game of Wednesday's Doubleheader with Texas Rangers|first=Jason|last=Burke|date=May 7, 2024|website=BVM Sports}}