News about Johan Oviedo

Major League Baseball saw a 9.6 percent increase in 2023 after enacting a series of new rules aimed at increasing the pace of play. And in terms of fans-per-game, MLB saw the largest increase in 30 years, going from 26,843 per game in 2022 to 29,295 this season, up 9.1 percent. According to MLB's office, the league attracted 70,747,365 people in 2023, the first time the league has hit the 70 million-fan plateau since 2017.

On Friday night, a video of fans in the PNC Park stands had surfaced on Twitter as the Mets were blown out by the Pirates, 14-7. It's unclear what started the fight on Friday night. Fans of both teams along the stadium's first-base line were seen shoving each other before punches were thrown, all while the Mets game was ongoing. As the brawl progressed, a fan of the black Mets jersey, who was involved in the brawl at the time, recovered after coming from a row behind where the melee was taking place and getting back to the thick of it with a right-handed punch.

Rich Hill, the right-handed pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, has agreed to a one-year, $8 million contract and has now become the oldest player to play in MLB next season. Hill, who played for the Boston Red Sox last season, was his 12th major league team in 19 years. He had a 4.27 average and had become something of a five-inning maestro. Hill's signing would bring a young Red Sox bullpen with right-handers Mitch Keller, Roansy Contreras, Luis Ortiz, and Johan Oviedo.