SEATTLE, Wash. — Seattle Mariners today announced the following roster moves:
Selected from Tacoma:
Right-handed Pitcher (1): Casey Lawrence
Optioned to AAA Tacoma (1):
Infielder/Outfielder (1): Taylor Motter
Placed on 10-day DL (3):
Right-handed Pitcher (2): David Phelps (right elbow UCL reconstruction)
Erasmo Ramirez (right shoulder-latissimus dorsi strain)
Outfielder (1): Ben Gamel (right oblique strain)
All three DL placements are retroactive to March 26.
Re-assigned to Minor League Camp (1):
Right-handed Pitcher (1): Hisashi Iwakuma
Today’s roster moves set the Mariners Major League, 25-man, roster for Opening Night.
Seattle opens the 2018 season on Thursday, March 29 vs. the Cleveland Indians in Safeco Field. Game time is 7:10 pm (PT).
Here is a look at the club’s Opening Night roster:
Pitchers (12 + 2 DL)
53 ALTAVILLA, Dan RHP
39 DÍAZ, Edwin RHP
32 GONZALES, Marco LHP
34 HERNÁNDEZ, Félix RHP
61 LAWRENCE, Casey RHP
8 LEAKE, Mike RHP
49 LeBLANC, Wade LHP
12 NICASIO, Juan RHP
65 PAXTON, James LHP
47 PAZOS, James LHP
25 RZEPCZYNSKI, Marc LHP
50 VINCENT, Nick RHP
35 PHELPS, David – DL RHP
31 RAMÍREZ, Erasmo – DL RHP
Catchers (2)
10 MARJAMA, Mike C
3 ZUNINO, Mike C
Infielders (6)
22 CANÓ, Robinson 2B
27 HEALY, Ryon INF
7 ROMINE, Andrew INF
15 SEAGER, Kyle 3B
2 SEGURA, Jean SS
20 VOGELBACH, Daniel 1B
Outfielders (5 + 1 DL)
23 CRUZ, Nelson OF
9 GORDON, Dee OF
17 HANIGER, Mitch OF
5 HEREDIA, Guillermo OF
51 SUZUKI, Ichiro OF
16 GAMEL, Ben – DL OF
