Get to know the Flying Boxcars on the 2026 opening-day roster

The Hagerstown Flying Boxcars will open their third season in the Atlantic League with a three-game road series at the Long Island Ducks starting on Tuesday, April 21. Hagerstown’s home opener at Meritus Park is Friday, April 24, when the Boxcars start a three-game series against the York Revolution. Here's a brief introduction to the Flying Boxcars' opening-day roster, with the players listed in alphabetical order.

Ossie Abreu Abreu, a 31-year-old infielder, has been with the Boxcars since their inaugural season began in April 2024. Last year, he hit . 239 with 22 doubles, 15 homers, 40 walks, 53 RBIs and 54 runs scored in 415 at-bats.

Abreu, a native of the Dominican Republic, signed with the Washington Nationals as a free agent in 2012, played for the Hagerstown Suns in 2015 and spent eight seasons in the Nationals farm system, reaching Double-A. He also played in the Arizona Diamondbacks farm system in 2021. Daniel Arroyo Arroyo, a 32-year-old catcher, is returning to professional baseball after a three-year absence.

He last played in 2021 in the Pecos League, hitting . 266 with a . 427 on-base percentage, six doubles, three homers, 26 walks, 18 RBIs and 34 runs scored in 109 at-bats.