SCOTTSDALE, Ariz: Veteran outfielder Austin Jackson will be breaking camp with the Indians.
The club on Sunday informed Jackson, in camp on a minor-league contract, that he would be making the Opening Day roster. Jackson was signed in the offseason to a low-risk deal worth $1.5 million that also includes up to $4 million in incentives. His inclusion on the 40-man roster won’t be an issue with Rule 5 pick Hoby Milner being offered back to the Philadelphia Phillies and Cody Anderson slated for Tommy John surgery on Monday.
Jackson, 30, had an opt-out clause in his contract that could have gone into effect on Sunday had he not been in the Indians’ Opening Day plans.