Rangers acquire pair of prospects

The team assigned Javier to the Arizona League Rangers of the Rookie League.

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The Texas Rangers acquired two prospects to complete deals made before the trade deadline.

The Pittsburgh Pirates sent 19-year-old third baseman Sherten Apostel to Texas as the player to be named in a July 30 deal for reliever Keone Kela. Apostel hit .259 with seven home runs and 26 RBIs in 41 games with the Bristol Pirates of the Rookie-level Appalachian League.

Meanwhile, the Arizona Diamondbacks sent 19-year-old left-hander Josh Javier to the Rangers as the player to be named in a July 31 deal for Jake Diekman. Javier was 3-1 with a 2.80 ERA in 10 games (four starts) with the Rookie-level Arizona League Diamondbacks.

The Rangers assigned Apostel to Single-A Spokane. The team assigned Javier to the Arizona League Rangers of the Rookie League.

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