The Pirates optioned Urquidy to Triple-A Indianapolis on Friday. Urquidy has been knocked around in a middle relief role, allowing 10 runs (six earned) on 15 hits with a 6:2 K:BB across 6.1 innings. He could get stretched back out at Indianapolis as rotation depth. Cam Sanders will take Urquidy's spot in the Pirates' bullpen.
José Urquidy: Everything you need to know
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José Urquidy Game Log 2026
José Urquidy Splits 2026
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Overall 06.1010.0620015106110.4411Away 01.1010.00200421110.5710Home 05.0000.060001185000.4071Day 05.1010.06200962110.3600Night 01.0000.00000644000.6671vs Lefty 00.0000.03100740000.3680vs Righty 00.0000.03100860000.5331March 01.0000.00100110110.3330April 05.1010.061001496000.4521Opponent vs WSH 0 1.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 6 4 4 0 0 0.667 1 vs NYM 0 1.0 0 0 0.0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0.333 0 vs BAL 0 2.0 0 0 0.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.167 0 vs SD 0 2.0 0 0 0.0 3 0 0 0 4 4 1 0 0 0.333 0 vs CHC 0 0.1 0 1 0.0 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0.750 0 Venue @ New York 0 1.0 0 0 0.0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0.333 0 @ Chicago 0 0.1 0 1 0.0 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0.750 0 @ Pittsburgh 0 5.0 0 0 0.0 6 0 0 0 11 8 5 0 0 0.407 1
José Urquidy Player Profile
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José Urquidy: Breaking News
Makes roster
The Pirates informed Urquidy on Monday that he'll be included on the Opening Day roster, Colin Beazley of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. Urquidy didn't have a good spring, logging a 9.28 ERA, 1.69 WHIP and eight strikeouts in 10.2 innings. However, he'll break camp with the big club as a long reliever after signing a $1.5 million contract in the offseason.
Shaky spring continues
Urquidy allowed three earned runs on six hits and one walk while striking out four and walking one across 3.2 innings in Sunday's Grapefruit League game against the Rays. It was a mixed performance for Urquidy, who built up to 61 pitches and also managed more strikeouts than walks in an outing for the first time in three appearances this spring. He's also allowed three earned runs in each of those outings, resulting in nine earned runs across 8.2 innings. Urquidy was the presumed fifth starter for the Pirates entering the spring, but he may be leaving the door open for either Hunter Barco or Carmen Mlodzinski to claim the role instead.