Houston, Texas – The Texas Rangers today announced the club’s 2023 American League Championship Series roster for the best-of-seven postseason series against the Houston Astros.
The Rangers’ only changes from the club’s American League Division Series roster: right-handed pitchers Jon Gray and Max Scherzer added; left-handed pitcher Brock Burke and right-handed pitcher Matt Bush removed.
Game 1 of the series is scheduled for 7:15 p.m. CT tonight, with the national television broadcast airing on FOX. The series’ first two games will be played in Houston on Sunday and Monday, while Games 3-4-5 (if necessary) will take place in Arlington from Wednesday through Friday. The series’ potential Games 6-7 would be played in Houston on October 22-23.
The Rangers have won 5 straight games to open the 2023 postseason, taking the American League Wild Card Series vs. Tampa Bay (2-0) and the American League Division Series vs. Baltimore (3-0). This winner of this Texas/Houston ALCS series will advance to play the winner of the Arizona/Philadelphia National League Championship Series in the 2023 World Series beginning on October 27. If the Rangers win this year’s ALCS vs. Houston, the club will have home-field advantage and host World Series Game 1 in Arlington.
Below is a listing of the Rangers’ 26-man American League Championship Series roster:
Pitchers (13)
Cody Bradford LHP
Aroldis Chapman LHP
Dane Dunning RHP
Nathan Eovaldi RHP
Jon Gray RHP
Andrew Heaney LHP
José Leclerc RHP
Jordan Montgomery LHP
Martín Pérez LHP
Josh Sborz RHP
Max Scherzer RHP
Will Smith LHP
Chris Stratton RHP
Position players (13)
Evan Carter OF
Adolis García OF
Mitch Garver C
Robbie Grossman OF
Austin Hedges C
Jonah Heim C
Travis Jankowski OF
Josh Jung 3B
Nathaniel Lowe 1B
Corey Seager SS
Marcus Semien 2B
Josh Smith INF
Leody Taveras OF