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Orioles set Opening Day roster, place Webb on paternity list, recall Vespi; Means, Bradish to IL, McKenna, Nevin designated for assignment

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BALTIMORE—The Orioles recalled left-handed pitcher Nick Vespi from Triple-A Norfolk and placed right-hander Jacob Webb on the paternity list on Thursday..

In setting the Opening Day roster, which includes rookie outfielder Colton Cowser and veteran Tony Kemp, they placed Kyle Bradish and John Means on the 15-day injured list, both retroactive to March 25th. Bradish’s injury is a sprain of the right ulna collateral ligament, and Means is on the iinjured list with a left forearm strain.

In addition, the Orioles designated outfielder Ryan McKenna and infielder/outfielder Tyler Nevin for assignment, and placed catcher Michael Pérez on the major league taxi squad.

2024 Opening Day roster

RIGHT-HANDED PITCHERS (8)

Mike Baumann

Corbin Burnes

Yennier Cano

Craig Kimbrel

Dean Kremer

Grayson Rodriguez

Dillon Tate

Tyler Wells

LEFT-HANDED PITCHERS (5)

Keegan Akin

Danny Coulombe

Cole Irvin

Cionel Pérez

Nick Vespi


CATCHERS (2)

James McCann

Adley Rutschman

INFIELDERS (7)

Gunnar Henderson

Tony Kemp

Jorge Mateo

Ryan Mountcastle

Ryan O’Hearn

Ramón Urías

Jordan Westburg

OUTFIELDERS (4)

Colton Cowser

Austin Hays

Cedric Mullins

Anthony Santander

 

Rich Dubroff

Rich Dubroff grew up in Brooklyn as a fan of New York teams, but after he moved to Baltimore, quickly adopted the Orioles and Colts. After nearly two decades as a freelancer assisting on Orioles coverage for several outlets, principally The Capital in Annapolis and The Carroll County Times, Dubroff began covering the team fulltime in 2011. He spent five years at Comcast SportsNet’s website and for the last two seasons, wrote for PressBoxonline.com, Dubroff lives in Baltimore with his wife of more than 30 years, Susan.

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