While other MLB players with European ties including Max Kepler (Minnesota Twins), Jonathan Schoop (Baltimore Orioles), Didi Gregorius (New York Yankees) or Kenley Janssen (Los Angeles Dodgers) have secure spots on their respective opening day rosters, Dovydas Neverauskas had to fight for it. While the official announcement won’t come until opening day on Thursday, the Lithuanian reliever is set to join the Pittsburgh Pirates from day one of the 2018 season in Major League Baseball. He had a 1-1 record with an ERA of 6.30 in ten Spring Training appearances after going 1-1 with an ERA of 3.91 in 24 games in the big leagues last year, his first in the Majors.