Cubs Wild Card roster: Full 26-man postseason list named to face Padres originally appeared on The Sporting News
The Chicago Cubs are ready to roll for the playoffs.
First up in the postseason: The NL Wild Card Round vs. the San Diego Padres.
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The Cubs have a deep roster, and they haven’t done anything too tricky with their 26-man group for the opening round of the postseason.
Matthew Boyd gets the ball for Game 1 against the Padres on Tuesday, and they’ve got starting pitchers Shota Imanaga, Colin Rea and Jameson Taillon available for the rest of the best-of-three series, too.
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Here’s the full list:
Cubs Wild Card roster
Pitchers (12)
Matthew Boyd, Shota Imanaga, Caleb Thielbar, Taylor Rogers, Drew Pomeranz, Colin Rea, Andrew Kittredge, Brad Keller, Daniel Palencia, Michael Soroka, Aaron Civale, Jameson Taillon
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Catchers (3)
Carson Kelly, Reese McGuire, Moises Ballesteros
Infielders (6)
Michael Busch, Nico Hoerner, Dansby Swanson, Matt Shaw, Justin Turner, Willi Castro
Outfielders (5)
Kyle Tucker, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Ian Happ, Seiya Suzuki, Kevin Alcantara
Key details on Cubs roster
The Cubs have versatility mostly in the form of Willi Castro, the trade deadline acquisition who can pretty much play everywhere.
If Chicago needs a pinch-runner late in a game, it’ll likely be Kevin Alcantara.
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