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White Sox Set 26-Man Roster for AL Wild Card Series at Astros

By Hugo Brennan

White Sox Set 26-Man Roster for AL Wild Card Series at Astros

The Chicago White Sox have set their 26-man roster for Tuesday’s American League Wild Card Series opener against the Houston Astros at Daikin Park, carrying a deep 12-man pitching group into the postseason matchup.

Game 1 is scheduled for 5 p.m. ET and 4 p.m. CT, with coverage on NBC, Peacock and NBCSN. Chicago will face Houston on the road as the Wild Card Series begins.

White Sox Wild Card Series roster

Right-handed pitchers

  • Huáscar Brazobán
  • Sean Burke
  • Erick Fedde
  • Jordan Hicks
  • Davis Martin
  • David Sandlin
  • Grant Taylor

Left-handed pitchers

  • Bryan Hudson
  • Anthony Kay
  • Sean Newcomb
  • Noah Schultz
  • Hagen Smith

The pitching staff includes seven right-handers and five left-handers, giving Chicago multiple bullpen looks for the Astros’ lineup as well as rotation coverage should the series extend.

Catchers

  • Jake Rogers
  • Kyle Teel

Infielders

  • Luisangel Acuña
  • Chase Meidroth
  • Colson Montgomery
  • Munetaka Murakami
  • Miguel Vargas

Outfielders

  • Sam Antonacci
  • Andrew Benintendi
  • Brenton Doyle
  • Randal Grichuk
  • Braden Montgomery
  • Tristan Peters
  • Tommy Pham

Chicago’s position-player group features two catchers, five infielders and seven outfielders. Veterans Benintendi, Grichuk and Pham join a younger collection that includes Montgomery, Acuña, Meidroth, Teel and Antonacci as the White Sox open their October run in Houston.