Dodgers Announce Opening Day Roster
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The Los Angeles Dodgers today announced their Opening Day 25-man roster ahead of the 2016 season, which begins tomorrow afternoon at 4:05 p.m. against the San Diego Padres at PETCO Park.
The club also placed eight players on the disabled list, joining Brandon McCarthy and Frankie Montas, who were both previously placed on the 60-day DL.
Those players are: left-handed pitchers Brett Anderson (60-day DL) and Hyun-Jin Ryu, outfielder Andre Ethier, infielders Alex Guerrero and Howie Kendrick, catcher Yasmani Grandal and right-handed pitchers Mike Bolsinger and Josh Ravin. President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman made the announcement.
The 25-man roster as broken down by position:
Pitchers (12):
Pedro Baez
Joe Blanton
Louis Coleman
Yimi Garcia
Chris Hatcher
J.P. Howell (L)
Kenley Jansen
Scott Kazmir (L)
Clayton Kershaw (L)
Kenta Maeda
Ross Stripling
Alex Wood (L)
Catchers (2):
Austin Barnes
A.J. Ellis
Infielders (5):
Charlie Culberson
Adrian Gonzalez (L)
Corey Seager (L)
Justin Turner
Chase Utley (L)
Outfielders (5):
Carl Crawford (L)
Joc Pederson (L)
Yasiel Puig
Scott Van Slyke
Trayce Thompson
Infielder/Outfielder (1):
Kiké Hernandez
Disabled List (10):
Brett Anderson, LHP (60-day, herniated disc surgery)
Mike Bolsinger, RHP (15-day, left oblique strain, retroactive to March 25)
Andre Ethier, OF (15-day, broken right tibia, retroactive to March 25)
Alex Guerrero, IF (15-day, left knee contusion, retroactive to March 25)
Yasmani Grandal, C (15-day, right forearm soreness, retroactive to March 25)
Howie Kendrick, IF (15-day, strained left calf, retroactive to March 25)
Brandon McCarthy, RHP (60-day, right UCL surgery)
Frankie Montas, RHP (60-day, rib resection surgery)
Josh Ravin, RHP (15-day, left radius fracture, retroactive to March 25)
Hyun-Jin Ryu, LHP (15-day, left shoulder surgery, retroactive to March 25)
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