The Pirates have officially set their Opening Day roster.
Right-handed pitchers Jared Jones, Ryder Ryan and Hunter Stratton have all been added to the 26-man roster
To make room for those players, catcher Ali Sanchez, left-handed pitcher Jackson Wolf and outfielder Canaan Smith-Njigba have been DFA’d.
Four players are on the injured list.
They included RHP Carmen Mlodzinski (elbow), Colin Holderman (illness), Catcher Yasmani Grandal (plantar fasciitis) and infielder/outfielder Ji Hwan Bea (hip).
Mlodzinsky and Holderman are on the 15-day IL and Grandal and Bae are on the 10-day.
All players on the injured list are retroactive to March 25.
The Pirates have also placed RHP Roansy Contreras on MLB’s paternity leave list. They’ve recalled LHP Jose Hernandez to take his spot on the 26-man.
The Opening Day roster from the Pirates:
Pitchers (13) - David Bednar, Ryan Borucki, Aroldis Chapman, Roansy Contreras*, Bailey Falter,Josh Fleming, Marco Gonzales, Jared Jones, Mitch Keller, Luis Ortiz, Martín Pérez, Ryder Ryan, Hunter Stratton.
Position Players (13) - Oneil Cruz (INF), Henry Davis (C), Jason Delay (C), Ke’Bryan Hayes (INF), Connor Joe (INF/OF), Andrew McCutchen (DH/OF), Edward Olivares (OF), Bryan Reynolds (OF), Jack Suwinski (OF), Michael A. Taylor (OF), Rowdy Tellez (INF), Jared Triolo (INF), Alika Williams (INF).