Darell Hernaiz will make Opening Day roster

Mark Kotsay told reporters today that Darell Hernaiz earned a spot on the Oakland A’s Opening Day roster.

Darell Hernaiz will be part of the Opening Day roster, per Kotsay.

— Jason Burke (@ByJasonB) March 25, 2024 The Puerto Rican shortstop is only 22 years old and will make his major league debut, presumably, sometime in the A’s first series against the Cleveland Guardians. It’s unclear if he’ll be in the starting lineup on Opening Day.

According to Jessica Kleinschmidt, Kotsay indicated that Hernaiz will have opportunities to play at both his natural shortstop position where he’ll compete with Nick Allen for playing time, as well as third base where J.D. Davis will likely get the bulk of the…