Yes, actually, that is the reason they wear uniforms today because in many cases the coach was also a player. A team can put anyone on the roster, however, in today's game there is a lot of things going on in a managers head, so it would be difficult for him to both manage and play. In addition most managers are well out of their prime and have retired from playing ball for a reason, but none the less. A coach or manager could be placed on the active roster if the franchise wanted to do that, much like a player could manager if that is what the franchise wanted to do
no... because if player on the roster is ejected the coach must immediately substitute that player for a player on the bench
There are two rosters in Baseball; the 25-man roster and the 40-man roster
A Non-Roster invitee is a player that a team in Major League Baseball that has signed to a minor league deal but is not part of their 40-man roster and therefore does not have to be optioned down to the Minor Leagues if they will be demoted down to 1 of the Major League club's Minor League clubs. Non-roster invitees are typically players that are recovering from injuries or had a bad year the previous season and the team that signs them are typically willing to give them a chance in hopes of catching lightning in a bottle with them.
The first base coach of the Washington Nationals in Jerry Morales, the third base coach is Tim Tolman, the bench coach is Pat Corrales, the hitting coach is Lenny Harris, the bullpen coach is Rick Aponte, and the pitching coach is Randy St. Claire. Click on the '2007 Washington Nationals Roster' link on this page to view the players on the Nats 40 man roster.
A baseball roster is a roster that typically consists of active players for a baseball game such as for example in Major League Baseball all 30 teams have a 25-man roster starting from Opening Day of the regular season until and including games on August 31st however starting on September 1st all teams are allowed to call up any players that are not on their 25-man roster but are currently on their 40-man roster, teams will have 40-man rosters as their active roster until the end of the season.
OF stands for outfield.
There are two rosters in Baseball; the 25-man roster and the 40-man roster
Of course the coach is part of the team
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All players that are on a Major League Baseball's 25 man roster before September 1 hits, this will include players on the team's Disabled Lists. However there are some exceptions to this rule, a player from one of its Minor League organizations will be allowed to take a Playoff spot on the roster in place of an injured player as long as they were part of the organization prior to September 1.
He was the owner of the Texas Rangers.