The Chicago Cubs have just unveiled their Opening Day 25-man roster. The 2016 season opener takes place tomorrow night in Los Angeles versus the Angels. It’s the “L.A. Angels,” or if you prefer, the “Anaheim Angels,” but it’s not “The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.”
Team names are two words, not five. No one is typing out that full name all the time, nor should they. Time for the Angels to drop that act and let it go. In the words of John Oliver “how is this still a thing?”
Now, on to the Chicago Cubs opening day roster. There are four players on the 15-day disabled list:
Right-handed pitcher Dallas Beeler (right shoulder inflammation)
Right-handed pitcher Aaron Brooks (hip contusion).
Infielder Javy Baez (left thumb contusion).
Infielder Christian Villanueva (right fibular fracture). All four retroactive to March 25.
Here below is the 2016 Chicago Cubs opening day roster:
PITCHERS (13 + 3 DL) 13-Aaron Brooks (15-day DL) 28-Kyle Hendricks, RHP 32-Dallas Beeler, RHP (15-Day DL) 33-Clayton Richard, LHP 34-Jon Lester, LHP 37-Travis Wood, LHP 39-Jason Hammel, RHP 41-John Lackey, RHP 43-Adam Warren, RHP 46-Pedro Strop, RHP 49-Jake Arrieta, RHP 52-Justin Grimm, RHP 53-Trevor Cahill, RHP 54-Neil Ramirez, RHP 56-Hector Rondon, RHP 59-Zac Rosscup, LHP (60-Day DL) CATCHERS (3) 3-David Ross 12-Kyle Schwarber 47-Miguel Montero |
INFIELDERS (5 + 2 DL) 2-Tommy La Stella 9-Javier Baez (15-Day DL) 17-Kris Bryant 18-Ben Zobrist 27-Addison Russell 44-Anthony Rizzo 61-Christian Villanueva (15-Day DL) OUTFIELDERS (4) 22-Jason Heyward 24-Dexter Fowler 41-Matt Szczur 68-Jorge Soler |
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