The Baltimore Orioles have officially set the Opening Day roster for 2022, as the club celebrates the 30th season of Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
The Orioles 28-man roster includes:
Pitchers (14)
Keegan Akin
Bryan Baker
Mike Baumann
Félix Bautista
Paul Fry
Joey Krehbiel
Dean Kremer
Jorge López
Jordan Lyles
John Means
Cionel Pérez
Dillon Tate
Tyler Wells
Bruce Zimmermann
Catchers (2)
Anthony Bemboom
Robinson Chirinos
Infielders (7)
Kelvin Gutiérrez
Trey Mancini
Jorge Mateo
Ryan Mountcastle
Rougned Odor
Chris Owings
Ramón Urías
Outfielders (5)
Austin Hays
Ryan McKenna
Cedric Mullins
Anthony Santander
DJ Stewart
Thirteen of the 28 players were on the Opening Day roster in 2021, while eight players will be making their O’s debut. Eight players have made their first career Opening Day roster: LHP KEEGAN AKIN, RHP BRYAN BAKER, RHP MIKE BAUMANN, RHP FÉLIX BAUTISTA, C ANTHONY BEMBOOM, INF KELVIN GUTIÉRREZ, RHP JOEY KREHBIEL, and OF RYAN MCKENNA. Bautista’s first appearance will be his Major League debut.
The Orioles open the season with a three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays beginning Friday at 3:10 p.m. ET at Tropicana Field. LHP JOHN MEANS is scheduled to make his second-straight Opening Day start for Baltimore. MASN will begin its coverage with O’s Xtra at 2:30 p.m. ET, while 98 Rock (97.9 FM) and WBAL NewsRadio 1090/FM 101.5 will host a 90-minute program from 1:00-2:30 p.m. ET which will be immediately followed by the official pregame show on the Orioles Radio Network.