Hours before first pitch, the Dodgers announced their World Series roster. There are a few key notable changes for Dave Roberts, including the return of the reigning NL Rookie of the Year, Corey Seager. Dave Roberts chose to go with a more balanced roster, selecting 12 pitchers and 13 position players. The roster breakdown is below.
Pitchers
Starters (4)
Clayton Kershaw – LHP
Rich Hill – LHP
Yu Darvish – RHP
Alex Wood – LHP
Bullpen(8)
Kenley Jansen – RHP
Brandon Morrow – RHP
Kenta Maeda – RHP
Josh Fields – RHP
Ross Stripling – RHP
* Brandon McCarthy -RHP
Tony Watson – LHP
Tony Cingrani – LHP
Position Players (12)
Infield (8)
Austin Barnes – C/2B
Yasmani Grandal – C
Cody Bellinger – 1B
Logan Forsythe – 2B
Chase Utley – 2B
* Corey Seager – SS
Charlie Culberson – INF
Justin Turner – 3B
Outfield (4)
Andre Ethier – LF
Kike Hernandez – UTL
Chris Taylor – CF/SS
Yasiel Puig – RF
The two new additions to the World Series roster is the return of Corey Seager and Brandon McCarthy.