White Sox finalize 2021 Opening Day roster
ANAHEIM, Calif. – Prior to tonight’s Opening Day game at the Los Angeles Angels, the Chicago White Sox announced the following roster moves:
- Placed OF Adam Engel on the 10-day injured list with a strained right hamstring (retroactive to March 29);
- Placed LHP Jace Fry on the 10-day injured list to recover from a microdiscectomy (retroactive to March 29);
- Placed OF Eloy Jiménez on the 60-day injured list to recover from surgery to repair a torn left pectoral tendon (retroactive to March 29);
- Purchased the contracts of OF Billy Hamilton and INF/OF Andrew Vaughn from the Schaumburg training facility;
- Outrighted LHP Nik Turley to the Schaumburg training facility.
With the moves, Chicago’s 26-man Opening Day roster will include 13 pitchers, three catchers, six infielders and four outfielders. The 40-man roster remains at 40. A breakdown of the White Sox season-opening roster:
- RHP (9): Dylan Cease, Matt Foster, Lucas Giolito, Liam Hendriks, Codi Heuer, Michael Kopech, Lance Lynn, Evan Marshall and José Ruiz;
- LHP (4): Aaron Bummer, Garrett Crochet, Dallas Keuchel and Carlos Rodón;
- C (3): Zack Collins, Yasmani Grandal and Yermín Mercedes;
- INF (6): José Abreu, Tim Anderson, Jake Lamb, Nick Madrigal, Yoán Moncada and Andrew Vaughn;
- OF (4): Adam Eaton, Leury García, Billy Hamilton and Luis Robert.