Opening Day for our national pastime is Sunday, April 2. David DeJesus may have officially retired officially last week, but Patrick Kivlehan’s improbable journey continued with an opening day roster spot on the Cincinnati Reds. Kivlehan joins White Sox slugger Todd Frazier as the only former Scarlet Knights lacing them up in “The Show” as the regular season commences.
The process of waivers, being on or off a team’s 40 man roster, can be arduous. As officially a non-roster invitee to spring training in Goodyear, Arizona, Kivlehan got an opportunity with the Reds. As a rebuilding team, Cincinnati does their best to monitor the workload of their young pitchers.