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Allen, who was in a heated battle for the backup catcher job before spring training was suspended, is highly likely to make the Opening Day roster, Melissa Lockard of The Athletic reports.
Allen came into spring camp as the favorite over Jonah Heim to back up starter Sean Murphy, but Heim made it a much tighter battle than expected by hitting .320 across 12 Cactus League games. Impressive as those numbers were, Allen was even better while hitting .406 (13-for-32) with two home runs and 10 RBI. Consequently, it would have likely been a close call for manager Bob Melvin had the regular season unfolded under normal circumstances with teams limited to 26-man rosters, Saxon notes the fact there are now four extra slots to work with almost certainly serves to lock in spots for both young backstops, and the fact Allen is already on the 40-man roster only ups his chances of staying put when the regular season begins.
