Sherten Apostel

Sherten Apostel
Apostel with the Round Rock Express in 2022
Third baseman / First baseman
Born: (1999-03-11) March 11, 1999
Willemstad, Curaçao
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 12, 2020, for the Texas Rangers
Last MLB appearance
September 24, 2020, for the Texas Rangers
MLB statistics
Batting average.100
Home runs0
Runs batted in0
Stats at Baseball Reference 
Teams

Sherten Wimbert Ramiro Apostel (born March 11, 1999) is a Curaçaoan professional baseball third baseman and first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers in September 2020.

Career

Pittsburgh Pirates

Apostel signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates as an international free agent in July 2015, for a signing bonus of $200,000. He chose to sign as a third baseman though he also threw a 92 miles per hour (148 km/h) fastball.[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

Apostel was traded to the Texas Rangers on August 17, 2018, as the player to be named later a previous trade that saw the Pirates acquire pitcher Keone Kela.[5][4] Apostel was assigned to the Spokane Indians of the Low-A Northwest League and hit .351/.469/.459 with one home run and 10 RBI in 12 games.[6][7] Apostel was assigned to the Hickory Crawdads of the Single-A South Atlantic League to open the 2019 season.[8][9] There, he turned in a .258/.325/.470 batting line with 15 home runs and 43 RBI over 80 games.[3][10] He was promoted to the Down East Wood Ducks of the High-A Carolina League on July 17.[11][12] Apostel produced a .237/.352/.378 slash line with four home runs and 16 RBI for Down East.[13][14] On November 20, the Rangers added him to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[15]

With the 2020 minor league season cancelled, Apostel played at the Rangers alternate training site. He was called up to the major leagues for the only time on September 12, 2020, replacing shortstop Elvis Andrus. He made his debut that day against the Oakland Athletics and recorded his first hit off of Yusmeiro Petit. He received the call up to the majors 25 minutes before the start of the game, having missed several calls while napping after his regular training.[16][17][18] He batted 2-for-20 with one double and nine strikeouts in seven games in his only MLB season.[19] He ended the season on the injured list after suffering a back injury diving for a groundball.[20][21]

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 with 10 home runs and 34 RBI. He had knee surgery that September.[22][23][24][25]

Apostel opened the 2022 season with Round Rock.[26] On April 7, he was designated for assignment by Texas.[27] He cleared waivers and was sent outright to Round Rock on April 14.[28] In 19 games for Round Rock, Apostel slashed .224/.325/.433 with three home runs and 15 RBI.[23] He elected free agency following the season on November 10.[29]

Chiba Lotte Marines

On April 21, 2023, Apostel signed with the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball.[30] He spent the season on their farm team, playing in 24 games, and became a free agent after the season.[23]

International career

Apostel played for the Netherlands national under-18 team at the 2017 U-18 Baseball World Cup, leading the team with a .304 batting average. He played for the Dutch team in the 2018 U-23 Baseball World Cup, batting .375.[17]

Apostel played for the Curaçao national team in the 2026 Haarlem Baseball Week, batting .250 in six games.[31][32] He also played for Curaçao in the 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games.[33][34]

Personal life

Apostel's brother, Shendrik, is a former professional first baseman.[35]

References

  1. ↑ Dreker, John (July 9, 2015). "Pirates Sign Third Baseman From Curacao For Six-Figure Bonus". Pirates Prospects. Archived from the original on July 11, 2015.
  2. ↑ Newberg, Jamey (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.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Sherten Apostel Player Page". MLB.com. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  4. 1 2 Gulasy, Doug (August 17, 2018). "Pirates send minor-league third baseman Apostel to Rangers to complete Kela trade". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  5. ↑ Wilson, Jeff (August 17, 2018). "Rangers complete July trades. Who are final two players to be named later?". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Spokane Indians reach tie for first place on heels of Sherten Apostel home run". The Spokesman-Review. August 31, 2018. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  7. ↑ Parker, Mark (March 27, 2019). "Hickory Crawdads learn 2019 roster, including top two Rangers prospects". Hickory Daily Record. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  8. ↑ Salinas, Ashley (March 27, 2019). "Crawdads Announce Opening Night Roster". MiLB.com. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  9. ↑ Newberg, Jamey (July 1, 2019). "Ranking the best individual hitting, fielding and pitching tools in the Rangers' farm system". The Athletic. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  10. ↑ Newberg, Jamey (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.
  11. ↑ Present, Matt (August 20, 2019). "Apostel Homers Twice as Woodies Edge 'Peckers". MiLB.com. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  12. ↑ Longenhagen, Eric; McDaniel, Kiley (August 23, 2019). "One Last Top 100 Prospects Shuffle". FanGraphs. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  13. ↑ Newberg, Jamey (September 26, 2019). "Breakouts: Six Rangers prospects who took the biggest leaps forward in 2019". The Athletic. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  14. ↑ Matheson, Keegan (September 8, 2019). "Here are Saturday's 10 best prospect performers". MLB.com. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  15. ↑ Grant, Evan (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.
  16. ↑ Sullivan, T.R. (September 12, 2020). "No time to change socks, still time for 1st hit". MLB.com. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  17. 1 2 "Sherten Apostel, Netherlands star who shined at WBSC U-18, U-23 World Cups, makes MLB debut". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved August 7, 2026.
  18. ↑ Weaver, Levi (September 13, 2020). "How Sherten Apostel went from a nap to a big-league debut in about a half-hour". The Athletic. Retrieved August 7, 2026.
  19. ↑ "Sherten Apostel Stats & Scouting Report". Baseball America. Archived from the original on May 17, 2025. Retrieved August 7, 2026.
  20. ↑ Blum, Sam (September 26, 2020). "Sam Huff leads Rangers offense in 1st walkoff win at Globe Life Field". Dallas News. Retrieved August 7, 2026.
  21. ↑ "Transactions". MLB.com. September 2020. Retrieved August 7, 2026.
  22. ↑ Landry, Kennedi (April 30, 2021). "Where will Rangers' top prospects begin '21?". MLB.com. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  23. 1 2 3 "Sherten Apostel Minor & Japanese Leagues Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved August 7, 2026.
  24. ↑ Morris, Adam (May 10, 2021). "Minor league update for May 9, 2021". Lone Star Ball. SB Nation. Retrieved August 7, 2026.
  25. ↑ Wilson, Jeff [@JeffWilsonTXR] (September 17, 2021). "#Rangers surgeries: Thoracic outlet syndrome surgery for LHP John King, knee cartilage repair for 1B/3B Sherten Apostel. Both expected to be ready for spring training" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  26. ↑ "Preliminary 2022 Round Rock Express Roster Announced". MiLB.com. March 31, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  27. ↑ "Rangers' Sherten Apostel: Removed from 40-man roster". CBS Sports. April 7, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  28. ↑ "Rangers activate RHP Garrett Richards from 10-day Injured List, recall RHP Nick Snyder from Round Rock (AAA)". MLB.com (Press release). April 14, 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  29. ↑ Pontes, Geoff (November 13, 2022). "2022-23 Minor League Free Agents For All 30 MLB Teams". Baseball America. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
  30. ↑ "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). Chiba Lotte Marines. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
  31. ↑ "Leesvoer Dag 9". Honkbalweek Haarlem (in Dutch). Retrieved August 7, 2026.
  32. ↑ "Sherten Apostel". Koninklijke Nederlandse Baseball en Softball Bond. Retrieved August 7, 2026.
  33. ↑ DeLuca, Michael Ryan (July 30, 2026). "2026 Central American and Caribbean Games Baseball Preview". World Baseball Network. Retrieved August 7, 2026.
  34. ↑ Evertsz, Edson (August 3, 2026). "Jordan Lucas throws three-hit shutout as Curaçao edges Mexico for seventh place". Deporte Awe. Retrieved August 7, 2026.
  35. ↑ "Shendrik Apostel Stats, Fantasy & News". MiLB.com. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
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