St. Louis Cardinals new Korean pitcher Seung Hwan Oh listens during a press conference at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on January 11, 2016.Oh, 33 has 357 career saves between Korea and Japan and earned Rookie of the Year honors in 2005. He was named MVP of the Korean Series in 2011 and reached 100 career saves faster than anyone in Korean history. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI
St. Louis brings six first-time Cardinals to their 25-man Opening Day roster as they open at 12:05 p.m. CDT in a nationally televised game when they meet the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park.
The six newcomers include pitchers Matt Bowman, Mike Leake and Seung Hwan Oh, catcher Eric Fryer, infielder Jedd Gyorko and outfielder Jeremy Hazelbaker.
Pitcher Lance Lynn (recovery from Tommy John right elbow surgery), pitcher Mitch Harris (right elbow strain), pitcher Jordan Walden (right shoulder strain), catcher Brayan Pena (left knee), infielder Jhonny Peralta (left thumb ligament) and infielder Ruben Tejada (left quadriceps strain) begin the year on the disabled list.
Pena was ruled out on Saturday, Tejada injured himself in the club’s final spring training game.
The Cardinals 25-man Opening Day:
St. Louis Cardinals new pitcher Mike Leake tries on his new uniform after being introduced at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on December 22, 2015. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI
PITCHERS (12): Matt Bowman-RHP, Jonathan Broxton-RHP, Jaime Garcia-LHP, Mike Leake-RHP, Tyler Lyons-LHP, Seth Maness-RHP, Carlos Martinez-RHP, Seung Hwan Oh-RHP, Trevor Rosenthal-RHP, Kevin Siegrist-LHP, Michael Wacha-RHP and Adam Wainwright-RHP;
CATCHERS (2): Eric Fryer, Yadier Molina;
INFIELDERS (6): Matt Adams, Matt Carpenter, Greg Garcia, Jedd Gyorko, Brandon Moss and Kolten Wong;
OUTFIELDERS (5): Randal Grichuk, Jeremy Hazelbaker, Matt Holliday, Tommy Pham and Stephen Piscotty;
DISABLED LIST (6): Mitch Harris, Lance Lynn, Brayan Pena, Jhonny Peralta, Ruben Tejada and Joran Walden.
