Veteran hitter Matt Stairs has made the San Diego Padres’ Opening Day roster according to Lyle Spencer of MLB.com.

Stairs hit .207 in Spring Training with 1 home run and 4 RBIs in 29 at-bats. He had 2 starts at first base and 5 starts as designated. You can expect stairs to be a late inning pinch hitter off the bench.

Stairs, 42, is a 17 year veteran of Major League Baseball. He had 103 at-bats with the National League Champion Phillies in 2009 when he hit .194 but had 5 home runs and 17 RBIs. You can see Stair’s contract history and statistics here.

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