Yankees acquire Tate for Beltran, deal Nova

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NEW YORK — The Yankees sent Carlos Beltran and cash to the Texas Rangers in exchange for right-hander Dillon Tate — the fourth overall pick in the 2015 Draft — and Minor League pitchers Erik Swanson and Nick Green just an hour before the Trade Deadline on Monday. The club then traded Ivan Nova to the Pirates for two players to be named later.

Tate, who is 3-3 with a 5.12 ERA at Class A Hickory, is the Rangers’ No. 5 prospect according to MLBPipeline.com, which rates his fastball a 65 and his slider a 60. Beltran is hitting .304 with 22 homers and 64 RBIs and has been the …

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