Dodgers News: 30-Man Travel Roster To Australia Revealed

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The Los Angeles Dodgers finished their Cactus League schedule this afternoon against the Colorado Rockies as preparations for their 17 hour flight to Australia were underway shortly after.

Earlier this morning, the Dodgers purchased Justin Turner’s contract, transferring Onelki Garcia to the 60-Day DL. It was also revealed that Chone Figgins is making the trip Down Under and Javy Guerra was designated for assignment to make room.

Carl Crawford won’t be making the trip and was placed on paternity leave as he won’t count against the 30-man roster. Brandon League, Dan Haren and Zack Greinke are likely the three exempt players that’ll stay in Arizona to rest and work on their mechanics.

Five players are also on the roster to participate in the exhibition game against Team Australia and could play if someone gets hurt.

By 7 pm PST on March 21, the Dodgers have to submit their 28-man roster with their three exempt players as mentioned above. Here’s how the travel roster breaks down:

Catchers (3)

A.J. Ellis

Tim Federowicz

Drew Butera

Infielders (8)

Adrian Gonzalez

Dee Gordon

Hanley Ramirez

Juan Uribe

Chone Figgins

Justin Turner

Miguel Rojas

Alex Guerrero

Outfielders (5)

Scott Van Slyke

Andre Ethier

Yasiel Puig

Mike Baxter

Joc Pederson

Pitchers (14)

Clayton Kershaw

Hyun-Jin Ryu

Paul Maholm

Kenley Jansen

Brian Wilson

Chris Perez

J.P. Howell

Jamey Wright

Chris Withrow

Jose Dominguez

Red Patterson

Seth Rosin

Paco Rodriguez

Zach Lee

The Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks will play at 1:00 AM PST and 7:00 PM PST on March 22. SportsNet LA will broadcast the games in the LA area while MLB Network will carry the game nationally. If you live in LA or Arizona, the game will be blacked out for you. Time Warner Cable says they’re in negotiations with other providers and it’ll be interesting to see if things heat up this week.

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