Cubs set World Series roster, complete with Kyle Schwarber

CLEVELAND - The Chicago Cubs set their 25-man roster for the World Series Tuesday morning.

There's a phrase a lot of Cubs fans may have thought they'd never be reading.

The World Series kicks off Tuesday night in Cleveland as the Indians and Cubs square off in a Game 1 matchup between Corey Kluber and Jon Lester.

And with the roster announcement comes the official declaration that Kyle Schwarber will be back in a uniform and will take the field as an active player.

Schwarber, rehabbing from a torn ACL and LCL in the first week of the season, spent the last couple days seeing live pitching and getting some game action in the Arizona Fall League. He flew to Cleveland Monday night to get ready for the World Series.

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To add Schwarber - the franchise leader in postseason home runs - to the roster, the Cubs removed left-handed relief pitcher Rob Zastryzny from the NLCS roster. Zastryzny was added as another weapon to combat all the Los Angeles Dodgers' left-handed hitters, but the rookie never got into a game.

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Here's the rest of the Cubs World Series roster:

CATCHERS

Willson Contreras
Miguel Montero
David Ross

INFIELDERS

Anthony Rizzo
Kris Bryant
Javy Baez
Addison Russell

OUTFIELDERS

Dexter Fowler
Jason Heyward
Ben Zobrist
Albert Almora Jr.
Chris Coghlan
Kyle Schwarber
Jorge Soler

STARTING PITCHERS

Jon Lester
Jake Arrieta
Kyle Hendricks
John Lackey

RELIEF PITCHERS

Aroldis Chapman
Hector Rondon
Pedro Strop
Carl Edwards Jr.
Justin Grimm
Mike Montgomery
Travis Wood

Schwarber is listed as an outfielder, but he will almost assuredly not play the field and act simply as a designated hitter during games in Cleveland or a pinch hitter in Chicago.

Zobrist spent most of the season playing second base, but he's been in the outfield almost exclusively in the postseason in order to get Baez - the breakout star of October - into the lineup every day.

The Cubs released a hype video for Schwarber's return: