The Dodgers finalized their opening day roster Tuesday evening, forward of their common season opener Wednesday morning in opposition to the Padres, the primary MLB video games in South Korea.
As a result of each groups begin every week early, they begin with 29 gamers, though solely 26 are lively for video games, to delay three extra roster cuts earlier than the March 28 dwelling opener in Los Angeles . The three exempt gamers on the Dodgers' opening day roster are pitchers Bobby Miller, James Paxton and Gavin Stone, the latter of whom was named the fifth starter on Monday.
Paxton and Brusdar Graterol stayed at Camelback Ranch in Arizona whereas the staff traveled to South Korea. Graterol landed on the injured listing with proper shoulder irritation and Blake Treinen is on the IL with a bruised lung.
Having three beginning pitchers and two extra injured relievers on the exempt listing permits the Dodgers to convey a number of further relievers in opposition to the Padres, together with Michael Grove and Kyle Damage, every of whom may pitch a number of innings if wanted. One other beginning pitcher, Landon Knack, was recalled and might be lively for each video games in opposition to the Padres. JP Feyereisen and Gus Varland are additionally lively.
Walker Buehler begins the season on the injured listing, which has been the plan for a number of months, as he’s on an innings restrict this season coming off his second Tommy John surgical procedure and flexor tendon restore on the best elbow. Buehler may conceivably ramp as much as rejoin the Dodgers rotation after the primary month or so.
Emmet Sheehan additionally began on the injured listing with proper forearm irritation, which slowed him down throughout spring coaching.
There have been a number of strikes that wanted to be made to convey down 29 gamers. Whereas Daniel Hudson made the staff on his minor league contract, the remaining seven uninvited visitors have been all reassigned to the minors on Tuesday: pitchers Nabil Crismatt, Dinelson Lamet and TJ McFarland, catcher Chris Okey , and infielders Chris Owings, Kevin Padlo. , and Jonathan Araúz.
The Dodgers' opening day roster
beginning pitchers (2): Tyler Glasnow, Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Proper-handed rescuers (9): Evan Phillips, Joe Kelly, Ryan Brasier, Daniel Hudson, Michael Grove, JP Feyereisen, Kyle Damage, Landon Knack, Gus Varland
Left-handed relievers (2): Alex Vesia, Ryan Yarbrough
designated drummer (1): Shohei Ohtani
Catchers (2): Will Smith, Austin Barnes
Infielders (5): Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts, Gavin Lux, Max Muncy, Miguel Rojas
Outfielders (3): Teoscar Hernández, James Outman, Jason Heyward
infielders/outfielders (2): Chris Taylor, Kike Hernandez
Exempt Listing (3): Bobby Miller, James Paxton, Gavin Stone
Harm listing (4): Walker Buehler, Emmet Sheehan, Blake Treinen, Brusdar Graterol
60-day harm listing (3): Tony Gonsolin, Clayton Kershaw, Dustin Could
