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Baltimore Orioles Opening Day 2017: Orioles official 25-man roster

By Christopher Church

Mar 21, 2017; Sarasota, FL, USA; Baltimore Orioles manager Buck Showalter (26) prior to the spring training game against the against the Toronto Blue Jays at Ed Smith Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 21, 2017; Sarasota, FL, USA; Baltimore Orioles manager Buck Showalter (26) prior to the spring training game against the against the Toronto Blue Jays at Ed Smith Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /
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Baltimore Orioles finalized their 25-man rotation as Opening Day baseball 2017 is underway.

The Baltimore Orioles roster received its final tune-ups Sunday as Opening Day baseball 2017 has begun.

The Orioles 25-man roster is complete and ready to go as the O’s welcome American League East foe Toronto Blue Jays to Oriole Park at Camden Yards on April 3 at 3:05 p.m. ET.

However, as usual, the Orioles active roster is set to go through many changes for the immediate future with starting pitchers Chris Tillman and Wade Miley beginning the season on the disabled list.

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Tillman, who is suffering from right shoulder bursitis, and southpaw Miley were placed on the league’s new 10-day disabled list. Miley’s injury is far less concerning as he’s been dealing with a nasty upper respiratory infection. According to MLB.com, Miley is projected back on April 9, with Tillman possibly returning in early May.

As a result, the Orioles Opening Day roster will have just three starting pitchers including Opening Day starter Kevin Gausman, Dylan Bundy and Ubaldo Jimenez. The Orioles filled the rest of their pitching staff with relievers, eight to be exact.

Here are the 11 pitchers that made the O’s 25-man roster:

So, you may wonder where did Orioles roster hopefuls Jayson Aquino, Gabriel Ynoa and Alec Asher? Well, all three pitchers were optioned to Triple-A Norfolk, but don’t assume they won’t reach the Major League roster sometime in 2017. Right-handed pitcher Mike Wright will begin the season in Norfolk, as well.

The rest of the Orioles 25-man roster

Orioles’ Trey Mancini headlines the Orioles 25-man roster on the offensive side, earning himself a roster spot after leading the O’s in RBIs (14) during spring training play. Also, Mancini smashed three home runs with a .357 batting average.

Like Mancini, 24-year-old outfielder Joey Rickard and veteran 33-year-old Craig Gentry secured themselves a spot on the Orioles roster after an extraordinary spring training.

Anthony Santander will start the season on the disabled list, along with slugger Pedro Alvarez starting seventh major league season in Triple-A Norfolk.

Here’s how the rest of the Orioles 25-man roster played out:

Catchers

Infield

Outfield 

Designated Hitter 

DH Trey Mancini

Next: Projecting the 2017 Orioles Opening Day pitching staff

The Orioles begin the season with a two-game series against the Blue Jays before the O’s home weekend series against the New York Yankees.

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