The Hagerstown Flying Boxcars will open their third season in the Atlantic League with a three-game road series at the Long Island Ducks starting on Tuesday, April 21. Hagerstown’s home opener at Meritus Park is Friday, April 24, when the Boxcars start a three-game series against the York Revolution.

Here's a brief introduction to the Flying Boxcars' opening-day roster, with the players listed in alphabetical order.

Abreu, a 31-year-old infielder, has been with the Boxcars since their inaugural season began in April 2024. Last year, he hit .239 with 22 doubles, 15 homers, 40 walks, 53 RBIs and 54 runs scored in 415 at-bats. Abreu, a native of the Dominican Republic, signed with the Washington Nationals as a free agent in 2012, played for the Hagerstown Suns in 2015 and spent eight seasons in the Nationals farm system, reaching Double-A. He also played in the Arizona Diamondbacks farm system in 2021.

Arroyo, a 32-year-old catcher, is returning to professional baseball after a three-year absence. He last played in 2021 in the Pecos League, hitting .266 with a .427 on-base percentage, six doubles, three homers, 26 walks, 18 RBIs and 34 runs scored in 109 at-bats. Arroyo played college ball at Keiser University in Florida.

Barbato, a 33-year-old right-handed pitcher, played parts of three seasons in the major leagues with the New York Yankees (2016), Pittsburgh Pirates (2017) and Detroit Tigers (2018). He was 1-3 with a 6.14 ERA and 40 strikeouts over 48 1/3 innings across 44 relief appearances. After three years out of pro baseball, Barbato played for two Mexican League teams in 2025, going 0-3 with a 7.30 ERA and 12 strikeouts over 12 1/3 innings across nine appearances (two starts). Barbato, a Miami native, was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the sixth round in 2010.

Braithwaite, a 28-year-old right-handed pitcher from Winchester, Va., started last year in the Cincinnati Reds farm system — going 4-2 with a 6.21 ERA and 26 strikeouts over 29 innings across 16 relief appearances — and ended it with Chicago in the American Association, going 1-0 with a 2.70 ERA and 27 strikeouts over 23 1/3 innings across 17 relief appearances. He played college ball at Navy and West Virginia, and was drafted by the Reds in the 16th round in 2022 before reaching as high as Double-A.

Brewer, a 27-year-old right-handed pitcher, played in the Frontier League for Lake Erie last year. Over 38 relief appearances, he was 2-1 with a 2.92 ERA and 53 strikeouts in 37 innings. Brewer played college ball at Eastern Kentucky and was in the Toronto Blue Jays farm system in 2023, reaching Single-A.

Brooks, a 27-year-old catcher, played in the Toronto Blue Jays’ organization at the Double-A and Triple-A levels in 2025, hitting .135 in 126 at-bats. The Georgia native played college ball at Columbus State before signing with the Tampa Bay Rays as a free agent in 2023. He played parts of three seasons in the Rays and Blue Jays farm systems, and played 27 games with Staten Island in the Atlantic League in 2024, hitting .354 with five doubles and six homers in 107 at-bats.

Cannon, a 23-year-old infielder, returns to the Boxcars after signing with Hagerstown in 2025 following the completion of his college career at Southeast Missouri State. He hit .263 with 16 doubles, four triples, 10 homers, 19 walks and 53 RBIs in 266 at-bats for the Boxcars.

Carr, a 26-year-old outfielder and Martinsburg (W.Va.) native who played high school ball at Saint James — where he was the 2017 Herald-Mail Washington County Hitter of the Year — played in the Mexican League in 2025, hitting .375 with 15 walks, 22 runs scored and a .479 on-base percentage in 80 at-bats. He played college ball at Shepherd and was drafted in the 13th round by the Philadelphia Phillies in 2021. He played three seasons in the Phillies’ farm system, reaching High-A.

Costes, a 30-year-old outfielder and Baltimore native, played mostly for York in the Atlantic League in 2025 before finishing the year with a cup of tea (13 at-bats) for the Boxcars. He hit .341 with a .427 on-base percentage, 16 doubles, nine homers, 30 walks, 44 RBIs and 35 runs scored in 214 at-bats with York. Costes played at Archbishop Curley High and the University of Maryland. He was selected by the Houston Astros in the 25th round in 2017, elected to return to Maryland, then was taken in the 22nd round by the Astros in 2018. He played five seasons in the Astros farm system and in the Miami Marlins system in 2024, reaching Triple-A.

Curlis, a 29-year-old left-handed pitcher, played for Chicago in the American Association last year. Over eight starts, he was 4-1 with a 2.42 ERA and 56 strikeouts over 44 2/3 innings. He also made seven starts in the Mexican League for Veracruz. Curlis played at Ohio State and was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 24th round in 2018. He played in the Reds farm system from 2018-23, reaching Double-A.

Demurias, a 28-year-old right-handed pitcher, played in the Atlantic League for Charleston last year. In 36 appearances, including nine starts, he was 5-4 with a 4.71 ERA and 96 strikeouts over 72 2/3 innings. Demurias played college ball for Florida and South Carolina, and was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 27th round in 2018. He played in the Reds farm system from 2018-24, reaching Triple-A.

Eisenbarger, a 28-year-old right-handed pitcher, played in the Frontier League for Lake Erie last year. Over 19 starts, he went 10-4 with a 3.19 ERA over 110 innings, striking out 107. Eisenbarger played college ball at Rockhurst University in Kansas City.

Franks, a 27-year-old right-handed pitcher, played for Glacier in the Pioneer League last year, going 1-2 with a 5.93 ERA and 35 strikeouts in 27 1/3 innings across 27 relief appearances. Franks, a California native, played college ball at California Polytechnic State and San Luis Obispo before being drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the eighth round in 2022. He played two seasons in the Braves farm system, topping out at Single-A.

Helvey, a 29-year-old right-handed pitcher, started last year with the Washington Nationals’ Triple-A club in Rochester — going 0-1 with a 9.53 ERA and 27 strikeouts over 22 2/3 innings across 21 relief appearances — and finished the year with Staten Island in the Atlantic League, going 3-0 with a 4.53 ERA and 23 strikeouts over 43 2/3 innings across 35 relief appearances. Helvey, a South Carolina native, played college ball at the College of Charleston, St. Johns River State College and the University of Tampa before being drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 22nd round in 2018 and playing seven seasons in the Giants farm system.

Henriquez, a 26-year-old right-handed pitcher, played in the Atlantic League for Charleston and Hagerstown last year. Over 28 appearances, including 19 starts, he was 4-9 with a 6.62 ERA over 100 2/3 innings, striking out 100. Henriquez, a native of the Dominican Republic, played in the Philadelphia Phillies farm system from 2022-24, reaching High-A.

Isola, a 27-year-old catcher, played for Lancaster in the Atlantic League last year, hitting .243 with a .353 on-base percentage, 26 doubles, 12 homers, 58 RBIs, 64 runs scored and 61 walks over 379 at-bats. He played college ball at Utah and TCU, and was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 29th round in 2019. He played five seasons in the Twins farm system, reaching Triple-A in 2024.

Johnson, a 36-year-old right-handed pitcher, played in the major leagues over parts of three seasons with the Colorado Rockies (2018-19), Cleveland Indians (2021) and Tampa Bay Rays (2021), going 1-2 with a 4.54 ERA and 38 strikeouts over 35 2/3 innings across 39 relief appearances. He played in the Mexican League last year, going 0-1 with a 4.15 ERA and 19 strikeouts over 21 2/3 innings across 24 relief appearances. Johnson, a native of Portland, Oregon, played college ball at Western Oregon and was originally signed as a free agent by the Rays in 2010. He played for six MLB organizations across 12 years from 2010-2021.

Kane, a 24-year-old left-handed pitcher, played in the San Francisco Giants and Washington Nationals farm systems last year, going 7-5 with a 5.80 ERA and 51 strikeouts over 40 1/3 innings across 32 relief appearances. He played college ball at Rowan College and Maryland, and was signed by the Giants as a free agent in 2023, reaching as high as the High-A level during his three minor-league seasons.