Wednesday, October 01, 2008

Red Sox postseason roster for division series

Courtesy of: The Boston Red Sox

It has been a well kept secret the past few days, but finally here are the players the Red Sox will take into battle against the Angels.

October 1, 2008

RED SOX SET ROSTER FOR 2008 AMERICAN LEAGUE DIVISION SERIES

BOSTON, MA—The Boston Red Sox today announced the team’s 25-man active roster for their American League Division Series with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

The roster is as follows:

PITCHERS (10): Josh Beckett; Paul Byrd; Manny Delcarmen; Jon Lester; Javier Lopez; Justin Masterson; Daisuke Matsuzaka; Hideki Okajima; Jonathan Papelbon; Tim Wakefield.

CATCHERS (3): Kevin Cash; David Ross; Jason Varitek.

INFIELDERS (7): Sean Casey, Alex Cora, Mike Lowell; Jed Lowrie; David Ortiz; Dustin Pedroia; Kevin Youkilis.

OUTFIELDERS (5): Jason Bay; Coco Crisp; J.D. Drew; Jacoby Ellsbury; Mark Kotsay.

The Red Sox and Angels play Game 1 of the 2008 ALDS on Wednesday night at Angel Stadium of Anaheim beginning at 7:07 PDT.