A’s announce Opening Day Roster

March 28th, 2024

OAKLAND, Calif. — The Oakland A’s selected catcher Kyle McCann from Triple-A Las Vegas and optioned right-handed pitcher Zach Jackson to Las Vegas, the club announced today. The A’s also placed left-handed pitcher Sean Newcomb (left knee inflammation) and infielder Aledmys Díaz (right calf strain) on the 60-day injured list retroactive to March 25; left-handed pitcher Scott Alexander (left rib bone contusion) and right-handed pitchers Luis Medina (right knee MCL sprain) and Freddy Tarnok (right hip inflammation) on the 15-day injured list retroactive to March 25; and outfielder Miguel Andujar (right knee lateral meniscus surgery) on the 10-day injured list retroactive to March 25. The A’s re-assigned their remaining non-roster invitees (right-handed pitcher Tyler Ferguson, catcher Carlos Pérez and outfielder Hoy Park) to their minor league camp.

The A’s complete Opening Day roster is below:

PITCHERS (13) B T HT WT BORN BIRTHPLACE RESIDENCE
29 Austin Adams R R 6-3 220 5-19-91 Tampa, FL Riverview, FL
58 Paul Blackburn R R 6-1 195 12-4-93 Antioch, CA Chandler, AZ
35 Joe Boyle R R 6-6 232 8-14-99 Philadelphia, PA Cleveland, OH
70 Lucas Erceg L R 6-2 214 5-1-95 San Jose, CA Phoenix, AZ
56 Dany Jiménez R R 6-1 182 12-23-93 San Cristobal, DR Yaguate, DR
47 Michael Kelly R R 6-4 230 9-6-92 Boynton Beach FL Boynton Beach, FL
48 T.J. McFarland L L 6-3 200 6-8-89 Palos Park, IL Clarendon, IL
19 Mason Miller R R 6-5 220 8-24-98 Pittsburgh, PA Connellsville, PA
39 Kyle Muller R L 6-7 250 10-7-97 Dallas, TX Dallas, TX
38 JP Sears R L 5-11 180 2-19-96 Sumter, SC Mount Pleasant, SC
40 Mitch Spence R R 6-2 185 5-6-98 Kirkland, WA Cary, NC
36 Ross Stripling R R 6-3 208 11-23-89 Blue Bell, PA Granbury, TX
57 Alex Wood R L 6-4 220 1-12-91 Charlotte, NC Atlanta, GA

CATCHERS (2) B T HT WT BORN BIRTHPLACE RESIDENCE
23 Shea Langeliers R R 6-0 205 11-18-97 Portland, OR Grapevine, TX
52 Kyle McCann L R 6-2 230 12-2-97 Suwanee, GA Suwanee, GA

INFIELDERS (6) B T HT WT BORN BIRTHPLACE RESIDENCE
10 Nick Allen R R 5-8 175 10-8-98 San Diego, CA Phoenix, AZ
5 J.D. Davis R R 6-2 235 4-27-93 Elk Grove, CA Nashville, TN
20 Zack Gelof R R 6-3 205 10-19-99 Lewes, DE Coral Springs, FL
2 Darell Hernaiz R R 6-1 190 8-3-01 San Juan, PR El Paso, TX
49 Ryan Noda L L 6-3 235 3-30-96 Waukegan, IL Cincinnati, OH
31 Abraham Toro S R 6-0 223 12-20-96 Longueuil, Quebec, Canada Longueuil, Quebec, Canada

OUTFIELDERS (5) B T HT WT BORN BIRTHPLACE RESIDENCE
33 JJ Bleday L L 6-2 213 11-10-97 Danville, PA Nashville, TN
15 Seth Brown L L 6-1 225 7-13-92 Klamath Falls, OR Redmond, OR
4 Lawrence Butler L R 6-2 215 7-10-00 Burlington, NJ Atlanta, GA
25 Brent Rooker R R 6-4 225 11-1-94 Germantown, TN Germantown, TN
1 Esteury Ruiz R R 6-0 200 2-15-99 Azua, DR Azua, DR

INJURED LIST (8) B T HT WT BORN BIRTHPLACE RESIDENCE
54 Scott Alexander L L 6-0 196 7-10-89 Santa Rosa, CA San Francisco, CA
22 Miguel Andujar R R 6-0 210 3-2-95 San Cristóbal, DR San Cristóbal, DR
6 *Aledmys Díaz R R 6-1 195 8-1-90 Santa Clara, Cuba West Palm Beach, FL
17 *Trevor Gott R R 5-10 182 8-26-92 Lexington, KY Lexington, KY
46 Luis Medina R R 6-1 175 5-3-99 Nagua, DR Fort Lauderdale, FL
16 *Sean Newcomb L L 6-5 230 6-12-93 Brockton, MA Dedham, MA
62 Freddy Tarnok R R 6-4 210 11-24-98 Brandon, FL Brandon, FL
30 *Ken Waldichuk L L 6-3 220 1-8-98 San Diego, CA San Diego, CA

* indicates 60-day injured list