The Orioles Opening Day roster has been announced
This is the first Orioles 26-man roster of the year.
Apr 16, 2025; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Baltimore Orioles mascot waves a flag before the game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Cleveland Guardians at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory Credit: Reggie Hildred-Imagn Images | Reggie Hildred-Imagn Images The Orioles made their Opening Day roster official on Wednesday afternoon. They will head into the 2026 season looking like this: Starting pitchers LHP Trevor Rogers RHP Kyle Bradish RHP Shane Baz RHP Chris Bassitt RHP Zach Eflin This group was settled several days ago when the Orioles optioned Dean Kremer to the minor league camp.
Relief pitchers RHP Yennier Cano LHP Dietrich Enns RHP Rico Garcia RHP Ryan Helsley RHP Yaramil Hiraldo RHP Anthony Nunez RHP Tyler Wells LHP Grant Wolfram Keegan Akin is starting the season on the injured list due to an adductor strain. For the time being, it seems that Anthony Nunez is the beneficiary of that. Or maybe Yaramil Hiraldo is, and Nunez is the beneficiary of the team not choosing the out-of-options Jackson Kowar to make the team.
Catchers Samuel Basallo Adley Rutschman This was the easiest one to predict of all of them. Infielders Blaze Alexander Pete Alonso Gunnar Henderson Jeremiah Jackson Coby Mayo Ryan Mountcastle Up until a couple of days ago, it seemed like Luis Vázquez might get the last bench spot here, but his broken thumb takes him out of the mix. Jackson gets the nod instead, with hot spring bat Bryan Ramos missing out.
Outfielders Dylan Beavers Colton Cowser Tyler O’Neill Leody Taveras Taylor Ward I don’t think that the Orioles were going to go with Heston Kjerstad instead of Taveras anyway, but Kjerstad’s hamstring injury settles that. He, too, is starting the season on the injured list. ** The official roster moves that set things up this way: Jackson Holliday (hamate bone), Heston Kjerstad (hamstring strain), Jordan Westburg (right elbow sprain) placed on 10-day injured list Keegan Akin (groin), Andrew Kittredge (shoulder inflammation) placed on 15-day injured list Félix Bautista (shoulder surgery), Colin Selby (shoulder inflammation) placed on 60-day injured list Jackson Kowar and Bryan Ramos designated for assignment José Barrero, Sam Huff, Albert Suárez, Luis Vázquez, and Weston Wilson reassigned to Triple-A Norfolk Apparently, despite some noise that Suárez might exercise his opt-out clause because of other teams having interest in him, that interest did not materialize and he decided his best bet was to wait around in Norfolk.