HOW JAYS LOOK FOR OPENERS

Alek Manoah gets the start for the Blue Jays against fellow righty Miles Mikolas and the Cardinals in today’s season opener in St. Louis (4 p.m., Sportsnet). Here’s who made the final 26-man roster on opening day for the Jays, who won’t make their home debut until April 11 against the Detroit Tigers after extensive off-season renovations to the Rogers Centre:

Catchers

Danny Jansen, Alejandro Kirk

Infielders

Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Bo Bichette, Matt Chapman, Whit Merrifield, Santiago Espinal, Brandon Belt, Cavan Biggio

Outfielders

George Springer, Daulton Varsho, Kevin Kiermaier, Nathan Lukes

Rotation

Alek Manoah, Kevin Gausman, Chris Bassitt, José Berríos, Yusei Kikuchi

Bullpen

Jordan Romano, Yimi García, Tim Mayza, Erik Swanson, Anthony Bass, Adam Cimber, Trevor Richards, Zach Pop