PHOENIX - The Arizona Diamondbacks acquired LHP Jake Diekman (@JakeDiekman) from the Texas Rangers for RHP Wei-Chieh Huang and a player to be named later and designated LHP Jorge De La Rosa for assignment.u5:p
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D-backs Executive Vice President & General Manager Mike Hazen will be available in the Press Interview Room at 2:45 p.m. AZ.u5:p
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Diekman, 31, ranks among American League left-handed relievers in holds (3rd, 14), strikeouts (3rd, 48), strikeouts per 9.0 innings (3rd, 11.08), appearances (T-3rd, 47), opponent average (5th, .215) and innings pitched (9th, 39.0).u5:p
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Diekman was 1-1 with 2 saves, 14 holds, a 3.69 ERA (16 ER in 39.0 IP), .215 opponent average and 48 strikeouts in 47 appearances with the Rangers in 2018. He has surrendered just 2 home runs (0.46 per 9.0 IP), and has limited right-handers to a .190 average (19-for-100), including just 3 hits in their last 22 at-bats (.136).u5:p
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The 6-foot-4, 205-pounder missed most of 2017 following 3 surgeries related to his colon, and this January was selected as the winner of the 53rd annual Hutch Award by the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle. The honor is given each year to a Major League player who best exemplifies the honor, courage and dedication of the legendary baseball player and manager, Fred Hutchinson.u5:p
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Since 2012, Diekman ranks fifth among all left-handed relievers in strikeouts per 9.0 innings (11.04) and seventh in holds (94) and strikeouts (365). In 7 Major League seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies (2012-15) and Rangers (2015-18), he is 14-14 with 7 saves, 94 holds, a 3.57 ERA (118 ER in 297.2 IP), .224 opponent average and 365 strikeouts.u5:p
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Huang, 24, combined to go 6-2 with 1 save and a 2.31 ERA (15 ER in 58.1 IP) in 29 games (2 starts) with Single-A Advanced Visalia and Double-A Jackson in 2018. He was signed as an international free agent on July 21, 2014 out of Taitung, Taiwan.u5:p
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De La Rosa, 37, was 0-2 with a 4.63 ERA (18 ER in 35.0 IP) in 42 games for the D-backs this season.u5:p
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The D-backs' 40-man roster remains at 40.u5:p