Seven hundred and eighty slots were available to be filled across Major League Baseball teams for opening day. I’m sure it’s not something that’s taken for granted for most every big league player ... the honor of being selected to be on an opening day roster. I know that attending opening day as a fan has always been one of the grander days of the year ... for Phanatics like me it’s akin to Christmas Day as a youngster ... still is actually 🤓.
Here’s a look around the majors at ex Phillies who’ve earned the privilege of an opening day slot on one of the other twenty nine other clubs this season.
American League :
Blue Jays : RHP David Phelps
Orioles : 3B Maikel Franco, SS Freddy Galvis
Rays : None
Red Sox : RHP Nick Pivetta, LHP Josh Taylor
Yankees : 1B Jay Bruce
Indians : 2B Cesar Hernandez
Royals : 1B Carlos Santana
Tigers : C Wilson Ramos
Twins : OF Kyle Garlick, UTL Williams Astudillo, LHP JA Happ
White Sox : None
Angels : LHP Tony Watson
Astros : None
Athletics : LHP Jake Diekman, LHP Cole Irvin
Mariners : SS JP Crawford
Rangers : LHP Joely Rodriquez
National League :
Braves : C Travis d’Arnaud, OF Ender Inciarte, RHP Charlie Morton, LHP Drew Smyly
Marlins : C Jorge Alfaro, OF Corey Dickerson, LHP Richard Bleier, LHP John Curtiss
Mets : INF Jonathan Villar, RHP Trevor May, LHP Aaron Loup
Nationals : 2B Josh Harrison
Brewers : RHP Josh Lindblom
Cardinals : None
Cubs : RHP Jake Arrieta, RHP Brandon Workman
Pirates : None
Reds : None
Diamondbacks : INF Asdrubel Cabrera
Dodgers : None
Padres : None
Rockies : None
Giants : OF Darrin Ruf
It all starts tomorrow !
Happy Day, Happy Baseball ⚾️
