Update: Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Grayson Rodriguez, a Houston native and former player for Nacogdoches Central High School, is expected to start the season on the injured list.

By Jerry Briggs
Special for The JB Replay

Opening Day is here.

Well, sort of. While the defending world champion Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs have already played a couple of games in Japan, most of the rest of Major League Baseball’s 30 teams will get underway on Thursday.

In keeping with tradition, The JB Replay has compiled a list of players from Texas high schools or colleges, or both, who are expected to be on active rosters.

The list is likely not all-inclusive, but I’ve done my best to comb through recent reports in mlb.com and other outlets, to get the latest on player movement, transactions and injuries.

The goal is to identify Texans in MLB that you may have seen honing their skills around the state during their formative years.

Some players, such as former Alamo Heights High School pitcher Forrest Whitley, are not listed below. In Whitley’s case, he’s apparently not ready physically, but it sounds as if he’ll be returning to the Houston Astros eventually.

So, when new information on any player returning to an active roster comes to light, I’ll try to add those guys when it happens. In the meantime, here’s what I’ve got:

Spencer Arrighetti, Houston Astros pitcher, originally from Albuquerque N.M. and later Houston area Katy Cinco Ranch High School. Attended TCU, Navarro College and Louisiana University in Lafayette.

Luken Baker, St. Louis Cardinals utility player from Conroe Oak Ridge High School and TCU.

Anthony Banda, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher from Sinton High School and San Jacinto College

Brett Baty, New York Mets infielder from Round Rock and Lake Travis High School

Josh Bell, Washington Nationals designated hitter and first baseman from Dallas Jesuit High School

Cavan Biggio, Kansas City Royals utility player from Houston St. Thomas High School and the University of Notre Dame.

Kody Clemens, Philadelphia Phillies utility player from Houston Memorial High School and the University of Texas

Danny Coulombe, Minnesota Twins pitcher from Texas Tech

Colton Cowser, Baltimore Orioles outfielder from Cypress and Cy Ranch High School and Sam Houston State

Nathan Eovaldi, Texas Rangers pitcher, Houston native from Alvin High School

Kyle Finnegan, Washington Nationals pitcher from Kingwood High School and Texas State University

Paul Goldschmidt, New York Yankees infielder from The Woodlands High School and Texas State

Randal Grichuk, Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder from Rosenberg and Lamar Consolidated High School

Trent Grisham, New York Yankees outfielder from Richland High School

David Hamilton, Boston Red Sox infielder from San Marcos High School and the University of Texas

Ke’Bryan Hayes, Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman from Tomball Conordia Lutheran HS

Jordan Hicks, San Francisco Giants pitcher from Houston Cypress Creek HS, expected to start for the Giants

Josh Jung, Texas Rangers infielder from San Antonio MacArthur High School and Texas Tech

Heston Kjerstad, Baltimore Orioles outfielder from Amarillo and the University of Arkansas

John King, St. Louis Cardinals pitcher from Sugar Land Clements HS and the University of Houston

Shea Langeliers, Oakland A’s catcher from Keller HS and Baylor University, figures to be the A’s primary catcher again this season.

Nick Lodolo, Cincinnati Reds pitcher from TCU

Hoby Milner, Texas Rangers pitcher from Fort Worth Paschal High School and the University of Texas

A.J. Minter, New York Mets pitcher from Tyler, Brook Hill School in Bullard and Texas A&M, signed with the Mets after eight seasons with the Braves.

Bryce Miller, Seattle Mariners pitcher from New Braunfels High School and Texas A&M

Shelby Miller, Detroit Tigers pitcher from Round Rock and Brownwood High School

Mason Montgomery, Tampa Bay Rays pitcher from Austin and Leander High School and Texas Tech University.

Max Muncy, Los Angeles Dodgers infielder from Midland, Keller HS and Baylor University

Ryan O’Hearn, Baltimore Orioles first baseman from Frisco Wakeland High School and Sam Houston State University

Chris Paddack, Minnesota Twins starting pitcher from Cedar Park

Colin Poche, Washington Nationals pitcher from Flower Mound and Flower Mound Marcus HS, the University of Arkansas and Dallas Baptist

Ryan Pressly, Chicago Cubs pitcher from Flower Mound Marcus, traded from the Houston Astros to the Cubs in the offseason

Grayson Rodriguez, Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher from Nacogdoches Central Heights HS

Jake Rogers, Detroit Tigers catcher from Canyon and Canyon High School and Tulane University

Antonio Santillan, Cincinnati Reds pitcher from Arlington and Arlington Seguin High School

Tanner Scott, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher from Howard College in Big Spring

Trevor Story, Boston Red Sox shortstop from Irving High School

Jose Trevino, Cincinnati Reds catcher from Corpus Christi St. John Paul II and Oral Roberts University

Jared Triolo, Pittsburgh Pirates utility player from Austin and Lake Travis High School and the University of Houston

Will Vest, Detroit Tigers pitcher from Ridge Point High School in Sienna and Stephen F. Austin State

Michael Wacha, Kansas City Royals starting pitcher from Texas A&M

Jordan Westburg, Baltimore Orioles pitcher from New Braunfels and New Braunfels High School and Mississippi State

Hayden Wesneski, Houston Astros pitcher from Cy Fair High School and Sam Houston State University

Bobby Witt Jr, Kansas City Royals infielder from Fort Worth-area Colleyville Heritage HS

Connor Wong, Boston Red Sox catcher from Pearland High School and the University of Houston

Simeon Woods Richardson, Minnesota Twins pitcher from Sugar Land Kempner