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Rangers Agree To Terms With Teen International Prospect Taveras

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ARLINGTON (AP) -- The Texas Rangers have agreed to terms with switch-hitting teenager Leodys Taveras, one of the top international free agents.

Texas announced the deal Thursday, the first day major league teams could sign such players.

Baseball America ranked Taveras as the third-best international prospect. MLB.com listed the speedy 16-year-old center fielder from the Dominican Republic as 18th in its ranking.

Rangers assistant general manager Thad Levine says Taveras is a dynamic player from a family rich in baseball tradition.

Taveras is the cousin for former major league center fielder Willy Taveras, who played 670 games for Houston, Colorado, Cincinnati and Washington from 2004-10.

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