Rangers announce 2023 Opening Day roster
Arlington, Texas — The Texas Rangers today announced several transactions to set the club’s 26-man Opening Day roster ahead of Thursday’s 11:00 a.m. CT deadline:
- OF Travis Jankowski and RHP Ian Kennedy contracts selected from Triple-A Round Rock.
- OF Leody Taveras placed on 10-day Injured List, retroactive to March 27 (left oblique strain).
- RHP Spencer Howard placed on 15-day Injured List, retroactive to March 27 (right lat strain).
- RHP Josh Sborz placed on 15-day Injured List, retroactive to March 27 (left ankle sprain).
- RHP Jake Odorizzi placed on 60-day Injured List (right rotator cuff strain).
- RHP Glenn Otto placed on 60-day Injured List (right shoulder strain).
The Rangers’ season opener is Thursday afternoon at 3:05 p.m. CT against the Philadelphia Phillies at Globe Life Field. The first date Taveras would be eligible to be activated from the Injured List is April 6. The first date Howard and Sborz are eligible to be activated from the Injured List is April 11.
With today’s transactions, the Rangers are at the 40-man limit on the club’s Major League roster, along with three players (Brett Martin, Jake Odorizzi, and Glenn Otto) on the 60-day Injured List.
Pitchers (13)
Brock Burke (L)
Jacob deGrom
Dane Dunning
Nathan Eovaldi
Jon Gray
Andrew Heaney (L)
Taylor Hearn (L)
Jonathan Hernández
Ian Kennedy
José Leclerc
Martín Pérez (L)
Cole Ragans (L)
Will Smith (L)
Catchers (2)
Mitch Garver
Jonah Heim
Infielders (6)
Ezequiel Duran
Josh Jung
Nathaniel Lowe
Corey Seager
Marcus Semien
Josh Smith
Outfielders (5)
Adolis García
Robbie Grossman
Travis Jankowski
Brad Miller
Bubba Thompson
10-Day Injured List (1)
Leody Taveras (left oblique strain)
15-Day Injured List (2)
Spencer Howard (right lat strain)
Josh Sborz (left ankle sprain)
60-Day Injured List (3)
Brett Martin (left shoulder surgery)
Jake Odorizzi (right rotator cuff strain)
Glenn Otto (right shoulder strain)