Vinnie Pasquantino to return from injury in Wild Card series Tuesday
Oct 01, 2024
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Kansas City Royals announced their roster for the Wild Card Series against the Baltimore Orioles and a star will be back!
First baseman Vinnie Pasquantino is returning from the injured list following a right thumb fracture he injured in August.
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The Royals will carry 11 pitchers into Tuesday’s series opener in Baltimore:
Cole Ragans (Game 1)
Seth Lugo (Game 2)
Michael Wacha (Game 3, if necessary)
The bullpen will consist of left-handed pitchers Kris Bubic, Sam Long, Daniel Lynch IV and Angel Zerpa, and right-handers Lucas Erceg, Michael Lorenzen, John Schreiber and Brady Singer.
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Kansas City will have 15 position players on the active roster:
Salvador Perez
Bobby Witt Jr.
Vinnie Pasquantino
Dairon Blanco
Kyle Isbel
MJ Melendez
Tommy Pham
Hunter Renfroe
Paul DeJong
Maikel Garcia
Yuli Gurriel
Adam Frazier
Garrett Hampson
Michael Massey
Freddy Fermin
The Wild Card Series will mark the first postseason experience for Bubic, Long, Lynch IV, Zerpa, Erceg, Schreiber, Singer, Witt Jr., Pasquantino, Blanco, Isbel, Melendez, Garcia, Massey and Fermin.
The first pitch is Tuesday at 3:08 p.m. in Baltimore.