As many managers and front-office leaders will say, the Opening Day roster is good for exactly one day.

But it is also a significant achievement for players who have never started a season on an MLB roster.

The Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday revealed the 26 players who will line up along the baselines and be introduced to the American Family Field sellout crowd on Thursday before taking on the Chicago White Sox (1:10 p.m. CT first pitch).

As part of that, the Crew had to make several moves to get down to that number.

Here is what the Brewers did (all 15-day injured list moves are retroactive to Sunday):

Optioned right-handed reliever Easton McGee to Triple-A Nashville.

Right-handed starter Quinn Priester (right thoracic outlet syndrome) was placed on the 15-day IL.

Right-handed reliever Craig Yoho (strained right calf) was placed on the 15-day IL.

Left-handed Rob Zastryzny (strained left shoulder) on the 15-day IL.

Outfielder Steward Berroa (strained right shoulder) was placed on the 15-day IL.

Confirmed the previously announced move of outfielder Akil Baddoo (strained left quad) to the 60-day IL.

That is the bad news. Here is the good news: Making their first Opening Day roster are Jacob Misiorowski, Brandon Sproat, and Grant Anderson.

Starting rotation (5)

The only question was if Woodruff would be healthy enough to begin the season or have to go on the IL for a brief time. Worries cropped up with a big drop in velocity in the fourth inning of this last spring start, but he will continue his comeback from a lat injury in the majors. Expect short outings to begin the season. Misiorowski starts Opening Day after making his MLB debut in June. There is plenty of talent here, but also lots of inexperience outside of Woodruff. Sproat is the Freddy Peralta replacement, coming over in the trade with the New York Mets.

Bullpen (8)

Woodford joined the team on Tuesday in a trade with the Tampa Bay Rays, which cost McGee a spot on the Opening Day roster. Megill and Uribe are a terrific 1-2 punch at the back end, and now get support from Zerpa, who came over from the Kansas City Royals via trade. The depth is very good here.

Catcher (2)

Contreras had offseason surgery on the middle finger of his catching hand, an injury that happened late in the 2024 season and plagued him throughout 2025. He could be an MVP candidate as he begins the season healthy.

Infield (6)

Rengifo takes over at third base following the trade of Caleb Durbin to the Boston Red Sox. Can he get back to his pre-injury 2024 form? Vaughn begins his first full season with the Crew after making a splash following his trade from the White Sox during the 2025 season. Ortiz has a fresh start after a frustrating offensive showing in 2025, his first as the Brewers’ starting shortstop.

Outfield (5)

Mitchell is looking to stay healthy and showcase the skills that led the Brewers to draft him in the first round in 2020. If he can, this could be a pretty productive group offensively, with Yelich at designated hitter. Chourio, just two weeks after turning 22, has shown the floor to his game is 20 homers and 20 stolen bases. He is the youngest player in MLB history to have back-to-back 20-20 seasons. This will be a standout defensive group regardless.