Nashville Sounds Release Tentative Opening Day Roster

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The Nashville Sounds have released their tentative Opening Day roster prior to their first game on Tuesday (May 4) against the Toledo Mud Hens.

The Triple A affiliate for the Milwaukee Brewers will feature the organizations top prospects as well as some veteran talent led by manager Rick Sweet.

The Sounds have four players in MLB Pipelines Top 30 Milwaukee prospects. They include catcher Mario Feliciano (No. 5), left-handed pitcher Aaron Ashby (No. 7), outfielder Corey Ray (No. 24) and left-handed pitcher Clayton Andrews (No. 25). Feliciano and Ray both recently made their Major League debuts with the Brewers.

Players with Major League experience include Infielder Dee Strange-Gordon, who is MLB’s active leader in stolen bases with 333, pitchers R.J. Alvarez, Ray Black, Blaine Hardy, Hoby Milner and Chad Sobotka, infielder Zach Green and outfielder Dustin Peterson. Of the 10 players with Major League experience, only Black, Feliciano, Ray and Sobotka have played for the Brewers.

Out of the roster, Alvarez is the only player to have spent previous time with the Sounds. The Florida native pitched in 32 games with Nashville in 2015 and 2016.

The rest of Nashville’s pitching staff include right-handers Luke Barker, Jesús Castillo, Bubba Derby, Thomas Jankins and Miguel Sánchez, and left-hander Quintin Torres-Costa.

Other position players include catcher Brent Diaz, infielders Luis Castro, Chad Spanberger and Jamie Westbrook, and outfielder Weston Wilson.

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