The Orioles today announced the club¡¯s 2025 Opening Day roster. The 26-man roster includes:
Seven players will start on the Injured List: INF GUNNAR HENDERSON (right intercostal strain, retroactive to 3/24) on the 10-day, RHP ANDREW KITTREDGE (left knee debridement, retroactive to 3/24), RHP CHAYCE McDERMOTT (right lat strain, retroactive to 3/24), RHP GRAYSON RODRIGUEZ (right elbow inflammation, retroactive to 3/24), and LHP TREVOR ROGERS (right knee subluxation, retroactive to 3/24) on the 15-day, and RHP KYLE BRADISH (right elbow UCL surgery) and RHP TYLER WELLS (right elbow UCL surgery) on the 60-day.
RHP MATT BOWMAN has cleared waivers and accepted an outright assignment to Triple-A Norfolk, RHP ROANSY CONTRERAS has been designated for assignment, and INF LIVAN SOTO has been reassigned to Triple-A Norfolk. The Orioles¡¯ 40-man roster currently has 38 players.
Five players have made their first career Opening Day roster: OF HESTON KJERSTAD, INF JACKSON HOLLIDAY, LHP CADE POVICH, RHP ALBERT SU?REZ, and RHP TOMOYUKI SUGANO.
Twelve of the 26 players were on Baltimore¡¯s Opening Day roster in 2024, while five players will be making their O¡¯s debut: OF RAM?N LAUREANO, RHP CHARLIE MORTON, OF TYLER O¡¯NEILL, C GARY S?NCHEZ, and SUGANO.
The Orioles open the season with a four-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays beginning today at 3:07 p.m. ET at Rogers Centre. Eflin is scheduled to make his second career Opening Day start. MASN will begin its coverage with O¡¯s Xtra at 3 p.m. Hearst's 98 Rock (97.9 FM) and WBAL NewsRadio 1090/FM 101.5 will host a two-hour program from 1-3 p.m., immediately followed by the official pregame show on the Orioles Radio Network.