The Texas Rangers won the battle for baseball supremacy in the Lone Star State by dispatching the defending champion Houston Astros earlier this week, winning the American League Pennant in dramatic fashion. Now they play host for games 1 and 2 of the 2023 World Series in Globe Life Field, the stadium’s highest-profile sporting event since opening in 2020.
Their opponent, the Arizona Diamondbacks, extended their improbably playoff journey beating the Philadelphia Phillies on the road. They also play in a stadium with a retractable roof, Chase Field, which opened during the franchises’ inaugural season in 1998.