Padres announce roster for 2024 Opening Series at Petco Park
SAN DIEGO – The San Diego Padres have finalized their 26-man roster for the 2024 Opening Series at Petco Park, President of Baseball Operations & General Manager A.J. Preller announced today.
Right-handed pitchers Pedro Avila, Dylan Cease and Matt Waldron have been added to the 26-man roster after being designated as Seoul Series Extras last week.
The club has optioned right-handed pitchers Jeremiah Estrada and Randy Vásquez, and left-handed pitcher Adrian Morejon to Triple-A El Paso.
The Padres currently have 39 players on their 40-man roster.
The home opener roster features 10 right-handed pitchers, three left-handers, two catchers, seven infielders and four outfielders.
- RHP (10): Pedro Avila, Jhony Brito, Dylan Cease, Yu Darvish, Enyel De Los Santos, Michael King, Stephen Kolek, Joe Musgrove, Robert Suarez, Matt Waldron
- LHP (3): Tom Cosgrove, Yuki Matsui, Wandy Peralta
- C (2): Luis Campusano, Kyle Higashioka
- INF (7): Xander Bogaerts, Jake Cronenworth, Ha-Seong Kim, Manny Machado, Graham Pauley, Eguy Rosario, Tyler Wade
- OF (4): José Azocar, Jackson Merrill, Jurickson Profar, Fernando Tatis Jr.
The Padres 2024 season continues today as they face the San Francisco Giants, with first pitch set for 1:10 p.m. PST.