Vinnie Pasquantino returns for the Wild Card series, Royals set roster

The Pasquatch is back!

The Royals seem to be confirming that Vinnie Pasquantino will be back for the Wild Card round:

That seems to confirm what Anne Rogers reported yesterday:

And what Vinnie hinted at during the clincher celebration

After being seen taking batting practice in Washington last week:

Most will remember that back on August 29th, Vinnie Pasquantino broke his thumb in the 8th inning of a game in Houston. In his 5-ish weeks absence, the team has gone 11-16 and has only scored 78 runs (2.89 per game). Even if rusty, hopefully his bat with lengthen the lineup and provide some protection for other batters.

EDIT: As of 9:00 am, this is confirmed by the team:

Here is it in text form:

Catchers (2): Freddy Fermin, Salvador Perez

Infielders (8): Paul DeJong, Adam Frazier, Maikel Garcia, Yuli Gurriel, Garrett Hampson, Michael Massey, Vinnie Pasquantino, Bobby Witt Jr.

Outfielders (5): Dairon Blanco, Kyle Isbel, MJ Melendez, Tommy Pham, Hunter Renfroe

Starting pitchers (3): Seth Lugo, Cole Ragans, Michael Wacha

Relievers (8): Kris Bubic, Lucas Erceg, Sam Long, Michael Lorenzen, Daniel Lynch IV, John Schrieber, Brady Singer, Angel Zerpa

With rosters going from 28 in September to 26 in the postseason and with Vinnie Pasquantino being activated from the IL, three players from the final regular season roster were left off the list: Robbie Grossman, Carlos Hernández, and Alec Marsh.