Sherten Wimbert Ramiro Apostel (born March 11, 1999) is a Curaçaoan professional baseball third baseman and first baseman who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers.
| Sherten Apostel | |
|---|---|
 Apostel with the Round Rock Express in 2022 | |
| Free agent | |
| Third baseman / First baseman | |
| Born: March 11, 1999 Willemstad, Curaçao | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 12, 2020, for the Texas Rangers | |
| MLB statistics (through 2020 season) | |
| Batting average | .100 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 0 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Career
editPittsburgh Pirates
editApostel signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates as an international free agent in July 2015, for a signing bonus of $200,000.[1][2] He made his professional debut in 2016 with the DSL Pirates, hitting .205/.308/.275/.583 with one home run and 8 RBI in 48 games.[3] Apostel returned to the DSL Pirates in 2017, hitting .258/.422/.495/.917 with 9 home runs and 48 RBI in 61 games.[3] After spending the first half of the 2018 season in extended spring training, he was assigned to the Bristol Pirates and hit .259/.406/.460/.866 with 7 home runs and 26 RBI in 41 games.[4][3]
Texas Rangers
editApostel was traded to the Texas Rangers on August 17, 2018, as the PTBNL in the Keone Kela trade.[5][4] He was assigned to the Spokane Indians of the Class A Short Season Northwest League and hit .351/.469/.459/.929 with one home run and 10 RBI in 12 games.[6][7] He was also assigned to the Hickory Crawdads of the Class A South Atlantic League to open the 2019 season.[8][9] There, he turned in a .258/.325/.470/.795 batting line with 15 home runs and 43 RBI over 80 games for Hickory.[3][10] He was promoted to the Down East Wood Ducks of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League on July 17.[11][12] He produced a .237/.352/.378/.730 slash line with 4 home runs and 16 RBI for Down East.[13][14]
Apostel was added to the Rangers' 40–man roster following the 2019 season.[15] He was called up to the major leagues for the first time on September 12, 2020, made his debut that day against the Oakland Athletics and recorded his first hit off of Yusmeiro Petit.[16] Apostel split an injury filled 2021 season between the ACL Rangers of the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League, the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double-A Central, and the Round Rock Express of the Triple-A West, hitting a combined .235/.321/.416/.737 with 10 home runs and 34 RBI.[17] He opened the 2022 season back with Round Rock.[18]
On April 7, 2022, Apostel was designated for assignment.[19] He was outrighted to AAA on April 14.[20] He elected free agency on November 10, 2022.
Chiba Lotte Marines
editOn April 21, 2023, Apostel signed with the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball.[21] He spent the season on their farm team and became a free agent after the season’s conclusion.
Personal life
editApostel's brother, Shendrik, is a professional baseball first baseman.[22]
References
edit- ^ Dreker, John (July 9, 2015). "Pirates Sign Third Baseman From Curacao For Six-Figure Bonus - Pirates Prospects".
- ^ Jamey Newberg (February 22, 2019). "Confidence, clarity and confirmation: A behind-the-scenes look at the 'player to be named later' process". The Athletic. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Sherten Apostel Player Page". MLB.com. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
- ^ a b Doug Gulasy (August 17, 2018). "Pirates send minor-league third baseman Apostel to Rangers to complete Kela trade". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
- ^ Jeff Wilson (August 17, 2018). "Rangers complete July trades. Who are final two players to be named later?". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
- ^ Staff reports (August 31, 2018). "Spokane Indians reach tie for first place on heels of Sherten Apostel home run". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
- ^ Mark Parker (March 27, 2019). "Hickory Crawdads learn 2019 roster, including top two Rangers prospects". Hickory Daily Record. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
- ^ Ashley Salinas (March 27, 2019). "Crawdads Announce Opening Night Roster". MiLB.com. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
- ^ Jamey Newberg (July 1, 2019). "Ranking the best individual hitting, fielding and pitching tools in the Rangers' farm system". The Athletic. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
- ^ Jamey Newberg (July 22, 2019). "Long-term looks: With a 12-month overhaul, the Rangers have hope at the hot corner". The Athletic. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
- ^ Matt Present (August 20, 2019). "Apostel Homers Twice as Woodies Edge 'Peckers". MiLB.com. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
- ^ Eric Longenhagen and Kiley McDaniel (August 23, 2019). "One Last Top 100 Prospects Shuffle". Fangraphs.com. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
- ^ Jamey Newberg (September 26, 2019). "Breakouts: Six Rangers prospects who took the biggest leaps forward in 2019". The Athletic. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
- ^ Keegan Matheson (September 8, 2019). "Here are Saturday's 10 best prospect performers". MLB.com. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
- ^ Evan Grant (November 20, 2019). "Rangers add six prospects to 40-man roster, topped by OF Leody Taveras and 3B Sherten Apostel". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ T.R. Sullivan (September 12, 2020). "No time to change socks, still time for 1st hit". MLB.com. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ Kennedi Landry (April 30, 2021). "Where will Rangers' top prospects begin '21?". MLB.com. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
- ^ "Preliminary 2022 Round Rock Express Roster Announced". MiLB.com. March 31, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
- ^ Staff Reports (April 7, 2022). "Rangers' Sherten Apostel: Removed from 40-man roster". CBSSports.com. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
- ^ "Rangers activate RHP Garrett Richards from 10-day Injured List, recall RHP Nick Snyder from Round Rock (AAA)". MLB.com. April 14, 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
- ^ "アポステル選手 入団について". 千葉ロッテマリーンズ (in Japanese). Retrieved April 22, 2023.
- ^ "Shendrik Apostel Stats, Fantasy & News". MiLB.com. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
External links
edit- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)