{"id":116271,"date":"2026-03-24T16:08:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T20:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=116271"},"modified":"2026-03-24T16:08:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T20:08:58","slug":"altanta-braves-claim-osvaldo-bido","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2026\/03\/24\/altanta-braves-claim-osvaldo-bido\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlanta Braves Claim Intriguing Arm off Waivers From the Yankees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Atlanta Braves have had countless injuries to the pitching staff this offseason. Right-hander <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2026\/03\/23\/atlanta-braves-spencer-strider-injury\/\" target=\"_self\"><span class=\"s2\">Spencer Strider <\/span><\/a>was the latest to go down with an oblique strain on Monday. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Given their injury situation, the Braves did add some depth by claiming right-hander <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bidoos01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Osvaldo Bido<\/a> off waivers from the New York Yankees. To make room for Bido on the 40-man roster, the Braves transferred left-hander <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2026\/03\/09\/altanta-braves-joey-wentz-out-2026-season-torn-acl\/\" target=\"_self\"><span class=\"s2\">Joey Wentz (ACL)<\/span><\/a> to the 60-day injured list. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In seven games with the Yankees, Bido had a 1.29 ERA and struck out seven in seven innings.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Braves?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Braves<\/a> today claimed RHP Osvaldo Bido off waivers from the New York Yankees, and placed LHP Joey Wentz on the 60-day injured list with a right knee ACL tear.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Atlanta Braves (@Braves) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Braves\/status\/2036504878990704828?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 24, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Osvaldo Bido Will Help Stabilize the Atlanta Braves\u2019 Rotation<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Bido, 30, is a native of the Dominican Republic and has spent parts of three seasons in the Major Leagues. In the past two seasons, Bido appeared in 42 games (19 starts) for the Athletics. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Posting a 3.41 ERA in 2024 and a 5.87 ERA in 2025. Bido originally debuted with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2023, posting a 5.86 ERA in 50.2 innings. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Since Bido has starting experience and without Strider, Bido can expect to eat some innings in the rotation. Rookie right-hander <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2026\/03\/21\/didier-fuentes-atlanta-braves-on-roster\/\" target=\"_self\"><span class=\"s2\">Didier Fuentes<\/span><\/a> is an option to start, but he will work out of the bullpen instead.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Left-hander and former Cy Young Award winner <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/salech01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chris Sale<\/a> will start on Opening Day for the Braves. The Braves will open a three-game series with the Kansas City Royals on March 27. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Right-hander <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/l\/lopezre01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reynaldo L\u00f3pez<\/a> will start Game 2 for the Braves, with manager <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/managers\/weisswa01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Walt Weiss<\/a> not yet announcing the rest of the rotation. Right-hander <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/holmegr01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Grant Holmes<\/a> will likely start Game 3, with Bido and right-hander <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/e\/elderbr01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bryce Elder<\/a> pitching against his former club, the Athletics (March 30 &#8211; April 1).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"aligncenter\"><p class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 610px\"><smartframe-embed class=\"smartframe_wp_element\" customer-id=\"b0c95bc04383cef69c6b47df872135cf\" image-id=\"WmOBbIfpgdin\" style=\"width: 100%; display: inline-flex; max-width: 3000px; aspect-ratio: 3000\/2000;\" ><\/smartframe-embed><\/p><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Strider, hopefully, won&#8217;t miss too much time with the oblique strain. Out of minor league options, Bido\u2019s time with the Braves however could be short if he doesn&#8217;t perform. Bido has experience working out of the bullpen \u2014 30 games with a 4.57 ERA, with one save and 64 strikeouts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Atlanta Braves have had countless injuries to the pitching staff this offseason. Right-hander Spencer Strider was the latest to go down with an oblique strain on Monday. Given their injury situation, the Braves did add some depth by claiming right-hander Osvaldo Bido off waivers from the New York Yankees. 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