On the eve a new season, the Washington Nationals finalized their initial 25-man roster for opening day on Thursday.
The roster includes 12 pitchers and 13 positional players. The most notable name who was on the bubble is infielder Jake Noll, a Grapefruit League standout who batted .314 with two home runs, four doubles and 10 RBI during spring training.
Juan Soto, a 2018 NL Rookie of the Year finalist after being called up in May, and Victor Robles, who was once considered the top overall prospect in Washington’s minor league system, will be two of the four outfielders on the Nationals’ roster tomorrow.
Infielder Howie Kendrick (hamstring), outfielder Michael A. Taylor (knee/hip) and relief pitcher Koda Glover (forearm) will start the season on the 10-day injured list and therefore not count on the 25-man.
See the full list below. The Nationals take on the New York Mets Thursday to kick off the 162-game season, and Max Scherzer will battle Jacob deGrom on the mound.
Catchers
Yan Gomes
Kurt Suzuki
Infielders
Matt Adams
Wilmer Difo
Brian Dozier
Jake Noll
Anthony Rendon
Trea Turner
Ryan Zimmerman
Outfielders
Adam Eaton
Victor Robles
Juan Soto
Andrew Stevenson
Starting pitchers
LHP Patrick Corbin
RHP Jeremy Hellickson
RHP Aníbal Sánchez
RHP Max Scherzer
RHP Stephen Strasburg
Relievers
RHP Kyle Barraclough
LHP Sean Doolittle
LHP Matt Grace
RHP Justin Miller
RHP Trevor Rosenthal
LHP Tony Sipp
RHP Wander Suero
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