Opening Day roster released: Brewers face San Francisco Giants at Miller Park
MILWAUKEE -- Opening Day for the Milwaukee Brewers is Monday, April 4th -- when the Brew Crew will face the San Francisco Giants at Miller Park, and the Opening Day roster has been released.
The roster is as follows:
% first career Major League Opening Day roster (7)
*non-roster invitee (2)
# Major League debut (1)
PITCHERS (12)
57 Chase Anderson .....................................RHP
54 Michael Blazek ........................................RHP
48 Blaine Boyer* ..........................................RHP
39 Chris Capuano* ...................................... LHP
22 Matt Garza ..............................................RHP
21 Jeremy Jeffress ......................................RHP
26 Taylor Jungmann% .................................RHP
52 Jimmy Nelson .........................................RHP
58 Ariel Peña% ............................................RHP
38 Wily Peralta .............................................RHP
37 Tyler Thornburg ......................................RHP
59 Carlos Torres ..........................................RHP
CATCHERS (2)
20.........................................................Jonathan Lucroy
12...................................................... Martin Maldonado
DISABLED LIST (6)
50.........................RHP Yhonathan Barrios (right shoulder - 60-day)
75.................................... RHP Zack Jones (right shoulder - 15-day)
46..............................................Corey Knebel (left oblique - 15-day)
79..................................................OF Rymer Liriano (face - 60-day)
53............................................ LHP Sean Nolin (left elbow - 60-day)
13............................................. LHP Will Smith (right knee - 15-day)
INFIELDERS (6)
33................................................................Chris Carter
2........................................................... Scooter Gennett
9......................................................................Aaron Hill
29...........................................................Yadiel Rivera%
5..............................................................Jonathan Villar
7............................................................. Colin Walsh%#
OUTFIELDERS (5)
8.................................................................. Ryan Braun
23.......................................................... Keon Broxton%
18......................................................... Ramon Flores%
10....................................................... Kirk Nieuwenhuis
16................................................... Domingo Santana%
STAFF
30 Craig Counsell ................................. Manager
11 Darnell Coles ............................Hitting Coach
36 Derek Johnson ....................... Pitching Coach
40 Jason Lane ..........................................Coach
49 Pat Murphy ...............................Bench Coach
6 Ed Sedar ........................... Third Base Coach
31 Carlos Subero .......... First Base/Infi eld Coach
43 Lee Tunnell .............................Bullpen Coach
56 Joe Crawford ...................Coaching Assistant
55 Marcus Hanel ........................Bullpen Catcher
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
3/4 -- signed LHP Franklin Morales to a minor-league contract with an invitation to Major League camp
3/14 -- optioned SS Orlando Arcia, OF Michael Reed, RHP Jacob Barnes, RHP Jorge Lopez and RHP Damien Magnifico to Triple-A Colorado Springs; optioned RHP Adrian Houser to Double-A Biloxi; returned C Rene Garcia, C Jacob Nottingham, OF Brett Phillips and LHP Josh Hader to minor-league camp
3/19 -- optioned INF Garin Cecchini, 1B Andy Wilkins, RHP Zach Davies and RHP Junior Guerra to Triple-A Colorado Springs; returned C Adam Weisenburger, RHP Hiram Burgos and RHP Daniel Tillman to minor-league camp
3/27 -- optioned RHP David Goforth to Triple-A Colorado Springs
3/29 -- granted LHP Franklin Morales his unconditional release
3/31 -- placed OF Rymer Liriano (facial fractures), RHP Zack Jones (right shoulder strain) and LHP Sean Nolin (left elbow soreness) on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to 3/25
4/2 -- signed RHP Carlos Torres to a 1-year contract; selected the contracts of RHP Blaine Boyer and LHP Chris Capuano from Triple-A Colorado Springs; optioned RHP Tyler Cravy to Triple-A Colorado Springs; transferred OF Rymer Liriano and LHP Sean Nolin to the 60-day disabled list; placed RHP Yhonathan Barrios on the 60-day disabled list, retroactive to 3/25, with a right shoulder strain; placed RHP Corey Knebel on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to 4/1, with a left oblique strain; placed LHP Will Smith on the 15-day disabled list,
retroactive to 3/25, with a LCL sprain in the right knee
Ryan Braun and Domingo Santana both homered in the third inning to lead the Milwaukee Brewers past their Double-A affiliate Biloxi 7-4 on Saturday, April 2nd -- the Brew Crew's final spring training game before Opening Day.
Milwaukee starter Chase Anderson allowed two runs in five innings. He also struck out four.
Biloxi took a 1-0 lead before Braun and Santana hit solo home runs that put the Brewers ahead for good.
The Brewers face the Giants Monday, April 4th at 1:10 p.m.
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