The Toronto Blue Jays have set their 26-man roster for their wild-card series against the Minnesota Twins.
The Blue Jays made the announcement Tuesday morning ahead of Game 1 of their best-of-three series at Target Field.
Kevin Gausman had previously been penciled in as Toronto’s starting pitcher for Game 1, with Jose Berrios set to take the mound for Game 2 Wednesday.
If necessary, Game 3 will take place Thursday. The winning team will face the Houston Astros in the American League Division Series beginning Saturday.
Catcher Danny Jansen is not on the roster. Jansen fractured his right middle finger when he was hit by a foul tip against the Colorado Rockies on Sept. 1 and missed the remainder of the regular season.
Starting pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu is another notable omission. Ryu made his season debut Aug. 1 after returning from Tommy John surgery.
The Twins tabbed Pablo Lopez as their starting pitcher for Game 1 and Sonny Gray for Game 2.
Minnesota’s roster included shortstop Carlos Correa, who has missed the past two weeks due to a foot injury and is expected to return.
Rookie sensation Royce Lewis, who has been out since Sept. 19 with a hamstring injury, was also named to the infielders’ group.
Outfielder Byron Buxton was not named to the lineup. Buxton has been out since Aug. 1 with a knee injury and had been working out with the team over the past week.
Watch Game 1 live on Sportsnet and Sportsnet+ starting at 4:30 p.m. ET / 1:30 p.m. PT.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS WILD-CARD SERIES ROSTER
PITCHERS (12): RHP Chris Bassitt, RHP Jose Berrios, LHP Genesis Cabrera, RHP Yimi Garcia, RHP Kevin Gausman, RHP Chad Green, RHP Jordan Hicks, LHP Yusei Kikuchi, LHP Tim Mayza, RHP Trevor Richards, RHP Jordan Romano, RHP Erik Swanson
CATCHERS (2): Tyler Heineman, Alejandro Kirk
INFIELDERS (8): Brandon Belt, Bo Bichette, Cavan Biggio, Matt Chapman, Santiago Espinal, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Whit Merrifield, Davis Schneider
OUTFIELDERS (4): Cam Eden, Kevin Kiermaier, George Springer, Daulton Varsho
MINNESOTA TWINS WILD-CARD SERIES ROSTER
PITCHERS (12): RHP Jhoan Duran, LHP Kody Funderburk, RHP Sonny Gray, RHP Griffin Jax, RHP Pablo Lopez, RHP Kenta Maeda, RHP Chris Paddack, RHP Emilio Pagan, RHP Joe Ryan, RHP Brock Stewart, LHP Caleb Thielbar, RHP Louie Varland
CATCHERS (2): Ryan Jeffers, Christian Vazquez
INFIELDERS (6): Carlos Correa, Kyle Farmer, Edouard Julien, Royce Lewis, Jorge Polanco, Donovan Solano
OUTFIELDERS (5): Max Kepler, Alex Kirilloff, Andrew Stevenson, Michael A. Taylor, Matt Wallner
UTILITY PLAYER (1): Willi Castro