Cleveland Guardians set 26-man roster plus crowded injured reserve list
The Guardians will open the season with seven players on the injured list. The Cleveland Guardians have officially announced their 26-man roster for the season opener against the A's in Oakland. The team will open the season with Trevor Stephen and James Karinchak on the 60-day IL, while Ben Lively, Xzavion Curry, Gavin Williams, and Sam Hentges will start the year on the 15-day injured list. The moves are retroactive to March 25. The Guardians added the contracts of Carrasco and Beede to the roster, who came to camp on minor league deals.
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OAKLAND -- The Guardians officially announced their 26-man roster before Thursday night’s season opener against the A’s at Oakland Coliseum.
There were no surprises, including one of the most crowded injured reserves lists in recent memory. The Guardians will open the season with right-handers Trevor Stephen (right elbow) and James Karinchak (right shoulder) on the 60-day IL. Right-handers Ben Lively (viral infection), Xzavion Curry (viral infection), Gavin Williams (right elbow) and left-hander Sam Hentges (left middle finger) will start the year on the 15-day injured list.
Those moves are retroactive to March 25.
Infielder Angel Martinez (right foot) will open the year on the 10-day IL. That move is also retroactive to March 25.
The rest of the roster breakdown this way:
The Guardians selected the contracts of Carrasco and Beede and added them to the roster. They came to camp on minor league deals.
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