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Detroit Tigers announce 25-man Opening Day roster

Posted at 1:36 PM, Mar 27, 2019
and last updated 2019-03-28 08:45:00-04

(WXYZ) — The Detroit Tigers kick off the 2019 season on Thursday against the Toronto Blue Jays, and the team announced its 25-man roster for Opening Day.

Of the 25 men, 13 of them are pitchers, with two catchers, six infielders and four outfielders.

The breakdown is below.

Pitchers: Victor Alcántara, Matthew Boyd, Buck Farmer, Reed Garrett, Shane Greene, Blaine Hardy, Joe Jiménez, Matt Moore, Daniel Norris, Tyson Ross, Daniel Stumpf, Spencer Turnbull and Jordan Zimmermann

Catchers: Grayson Greiner and John Hicks

Infielders: Gordon Beckham, Miguel Cabrera, Jeimer Candelario, Niko Goodrum, Josh Harrison, Jordy Mercer

Outfielders: Nicholas Castellanos, Mikie Mahtook, Dustin Peterson and Christin Stewart