(Story by Marco Stoovelaar)
   Shendrik Apostel (Sherten's brother) traded to Chicago Cubs
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First baseman Shendrik Apostel has been traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to Chicago Cubs for righthanded pitcher Duane Underwood Jr..
The transfer was announced by Chicago on Sunday (March 7).
The 20-year old Shendrik Apostel (he turns 21 in April) is the younger brother of Sherten Apostel, who is in Major League Spring Training-camp with Texas Rangers.
Last year, Sherten (who turns 22 this week) made his debut in the Major League.
He is a third baseman, but can also play at first base.
Both Apostel-brothers were born on Curaçao.
Shendrik Apostel was signed as an international free agent by Pittsburgh Pirates in July 2017.
Sherten also was signed by Pittsburgh in July 2015, but he was traded to the Texas Rangers-organization in August 2018.
In 2017, Sherten was a member of the Netherlands National Under-18 Team with whom he then participated in the World Championship Under-18 in Thunder Bay (Canada).
Shendrik made his professional debut in 2018 when he played for DSL-Pirates 1 in the Dominican Summer League (Rookie League).
In 41 games, he batted .250 with six homeruns, 29 runs batted in and 15 runs scored.
In 2019, Apostel played for the same team in the Dominican Republic and then appeared in 27 games, hitting .256 with five homeruns, 16 RBI's and 16 runs scored.
Last year, the entire Minor League-season was cancelled due to the coronavirus (COVID-19).
Duane Underwood Jr. appeared in 30 Major League-games for Chicago in 2018-2020, which included one start.
In these seasons combined, the righthander was 1-1 with a 5.20 ERA.
(March 7)
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