The Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians each added a potentially significant piece for the 2016 World Series.
The Cubs and Indians announced their 25-man active rosters Tuesday morning, and Chicago outfielder/catcher Kyle Schwarber and Cleveland pitcher Danny Salazar were among those who made the cut.
Schwarber appeared in just two games this season before tearing two ligaments in his left knee. The 23-year-old was expected to miss the remainder of the 2016 campaign due to the injury, but he was cleared to resume playing last week and saw game action in the Arizona Fall League. He’s now expected to serve as Chicago’s designated hitter when the teams begin their best-of-seven series Tuesday night at Progressive Field in Cleveland.
Salazar hasn’t pitched since Sept. 9 because of a forearm issue. The Indians deemed the 26-year-old right-hander healthy enough to return, though. It’s unclear at this point whether Salazar will be used as a starter or a reliever in the series.
Schwarber replaces pitcher Rob Zastryzny and Salazar replaces pitcher Cody Anderson. Neither Zastryzny nor Anderson appeared in a postseason game this year before being bumped.
The complete 25-man rosters for the 2016 Fall Classic are below.
CHICAGO CUBS
Pitchers (11)
Jon Lester, Jake Arrieta, Kyle Hendricks, John Lackey, Aroldis Chapman, Pedro Strop, Hector Rondon, Justin Grimm, Carl Edwards Jr., Travis Wood, Mike Montgomery
Catchers (3)
David Ross, Willson Contreras, Miguel Montero
Infielders (4)
Anthony Rizzo, Javier Baez, Addison Russell, Kris Bryant
Outfielders (7)
Jason Heyward, Dexter Fowler, Ben Zobrist, Kyle Schwarber, Albert Almora Jr., Jorge Soler, Chris Coghlan
CLEVELAND INDIANS
Pitchers (12)
Cody Allen, Trevor Bauer, Mike Clevinger, Corey Kluber, Jeff Manship, Zach McAllister, Ryan Merritt, Andrew Miller, Dan Otero, Danny Salazar, Bryan Shaw, Josh Tomlin
Catchers (2)
Yan Gomes, Roberto Perez
Infielders (6)
Jason Kipnis, Francisco Lindor, Michael Martinez, Mike Napoli, Jose Ramirez, Carlos Santana
Outfielders (5)
Lonnie Chisenhall, Coco Crisp, Rajai Davis, Brandon Guyer, Tyler Naquin
Thumbnail photo via Ken Blaze/USA TODAY Sports Images
