Padres announce 2024 Opening Day roster
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – The San Diego Padres have finalized their Opening Day 26-man roster for the Seoul Series, President of Baseball Operations & General Manager A.J. Preller announced today.
The club has selected the contracts of outfielder Jackson Merrill and infielders Graham Pauley and Tyler Wade, and optioned catcher Brett Sullivan and right-handed pitcher Woo Suk-Go to Triple-A El Paso**.** With today’s moves, the Padres currently have 39 players on their 40-man roster.
Right-handed pitchers Glenn Otto (right teres major strain) and Luis Patiño (right elbow inflammation) have been placed on the 15-day Injured List, and infielder Tucupita Marcano has been placed on the 10-day IL (right knee/ACL surgery):
Additionally, RHPs Pedro Avila, Dylan Cease and Matt Waldron are designated as Seoul Series Extras.
The Opening Day roster features nine right-handed pitchers, four left-handers, two catchers, seven infielders and four outfielders.
- RHP (9): Jhony Brito, Yu Darvish, Enyel De Los Santos, Jeremiah Estrada, Michael King, Stephen Kolek, Joe Musgrove, Robert Suarez, Randy Vásquez
- LHP (4): Tom Cosgrove, Yuki Matsui, Adrian Morejon, 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 open up the 2024 season today, March 20, at the Gocheok Skydome in Seoul, South Korea against the Los Angeles Dodgers. First pitch is set for 7:07 p.m. KST (Korean Standard Time)/3:07 a.m PST (Pacific Standard Time).