Keirsey, Mickey Gasper and Edouard Julien learned they’d grabbed the final three spots on the team’s 26-man roster. Tuesday, the trio will head to St. Louis, where the Twins open the season Thursday. Martin was optioned to Triple-A St. Paul.

Monday, he got to deliver some good news, letting a pair of players — utilityman Mickey Gasper and outfielder DaShawn Keirsey Jr. — know that they were making the Opening Day roster out of camp for the first time in their careers as the Twins finalized their position-player group.

The Twins all but set the position-player side of their season-opening roster on Monday, notifying infielder-catcher Mickey Gasper and outfielder DaShawn Keirsey Jr. that they will make the club and optioning infielder Austin Martin.