Pirates Recall Brandan Bidois For MLB Debut

"The Pirates have recalled right-hander Brandan Bidois from Triple-A Indianapolis and optioned righty Cam Sanders back to Indy in his place. Bidois was already on the 40-man roster, so no corresponding moves are necessary. Bidois will join the Pittsburgh bullpen and make his major league debut the first time he takes the mound. The Bucs also placed catcher on the 10-day injured list with a left foot infection and recalled Endy Rodriguez in a corresponding move."

"Bidois, 24, was an international signee out of Australia back in 2019. He's sporting an unsightly 7.20 ERA in 15 Triple-A frames this season but has been dogged by a .371 average on balls in play despite holding opponents to a feeble 87.9 mph average exit velocity and an even weaker 34.2% hard-hit rate. Bidois hasn't done himself any favors by walking 12.9% of his opponents, but his 32.9% strikeout rate is excellent and his power arsenal is impressive."

"The Aussie-born righty works predominantly off a four-seamer/slider combination, sitting 96.5 mph with the former and 85.9 mph with the latter. He'll mix in an occasional low-90s changeup but has only thrown that pitch at an 8.6% clip this year. Bidois touts a very strong 13.8% swinging-strike rate - about three percentage points north of the major league average - and has induced chases on nearly one in three pitches he's thrown outside the strike zone."

"Although this year's results haven't stood out, those under-the-hood traits are encouraging - as was Bidois' dominant 2025 campaign. He tossed 61 innings across four minor league levels last year and logged a superlative 0.74 ERA with a 30% strikeout rate and 11.7% walk rate. That includes 13 shutout frames in Triple-A."

Brandan Bidois was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis to join the Pittsburgh bullpen, with Cam Sanders optioned to take his place. Bidois is on the 40-man roster, so no additional roster moves were required, and he is expected to make his major league debut the first time he pitches. Pittsburgh also placed a catcher on the 10-day injured list due to a left foot infection and recalled Endy Rodriguez. Bidois has struggled in Triple-A this season with a 7.20 ERA, but he has shown strong strikeout ability, a high swinging-strike rate, and frequent chases outside the strike zone. His 2025 performance included a 0.74 ERA across 61 innings and 13 shutout frames in Triple-A.

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