Astros Set 2022 Opening Day Roster

Brian Barefield | 4/7/2022, 12:48 p.m.
The Houston Astros set their 28-man Opening Day roster on Thursday in preparation for their season opener against the Los …
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The Houston Astros set their 28-man Opening Day roster on Thursday in preparation for their season opener against the Los Angeles Angels. The roster includes 15 pitchers and 13 position players available for manager Dusty Baker.

Shortstop Jeremy Peña, pitcher Ronel Blanco, and outfielder Jose Siri made the Opening Day roster for the first time in their MLB careers. Peña will take the place in the starting lineup of Carlos Correa, who signed a three-year deal with the Minnesota Twins in the offseason.

Siri will split time at center field with Chas McCormick as the Astros await the return of Jake Meyers, who was placed on the 10-day IL due to left shoulder surgery. General Manager James Click also announced that Houston had added pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. (right forearm strain) and first baseman Taylor Jones (low back discomfort) to the IL.

Per Major League rules set in 2022, clubs can carry 28 players on their active MLB rosters through May 1. On May 2, rosters will return to 26 players and will begin to include a 13-pitcher limit.

THE HOUSTON ASTROS 2022 OPENING DAY ROSTER

PITCHERS (15)

RHP Bryan Abreu

RHP Pedro Báez

RHP Ronel Blanco

RHP Luis Garcia

RHP Cristian Javier

RHP Phil Maton

RHP Rafael Montero

RHP Hector Neris

RHP Jake Odorizzi

RHP Ryan Pressly

RHP Ryne Stanek

LHP Blake Taylor

RHP José Urquidy

LHP Framber Valdez

RHP Justin Verlander

CATCHERS (2) Jason Castro

Martín Maldonado

INFIELDERS (6)

Jose Altuve

Alex Bregman

Aledmys Díaz

Niko Goodrum

Yuli Gurriel

Jeremy Peña

OUTFIELDERS (5)

Yordan Alvarez

Michael Brantley

Chas McCormick

Jose Siri

Kyle Tucker

INJURED LIST (3)

RHP Lance McCullers Jr.

OF Jake Meyers

IF Taylor Jones

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