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The New York Mets traded infielder Diego Castillo to the Kansas Metropolis Royals, in response to their official transactions log.

Castillo signed a minor league contract with the Mets on March 13. In 13 video games with Triple-A Syracuse, he hit .17 (11 for 42) with one double, one house run, 5 RBIs, three walks, and 10 strikeouts.

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Castillo, 27, had a .188 batting common in balls in play with Syracuse, suggesting his luck would flip round with an extended runway to taking part in time.

He’ll ostensibly get that with the Royals group. Kansas Metropolis assigned Castillo to its Triple-A Omaha affiliate, and he’s beginning at shortstop for the Storm Chasers on Friday in Salt Lake Metropolis, Utah.

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The Mets seem loaded within the infield. Jeff McNeil started the season on the injured listing and has performed 21 video games since returning, seeing most of his motion at second base. Brett Baty has had a quietly strong season on the plate and within the discipline, splitting time between second base and third base.

Luisangel Acuña and Ronny Mauricio, who’s taking part in minor league video games after lacking 2024 attributable to a torn ACL, additionally figured to be forward of Castillo on the Mets’ infield depth chart.

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Castillo is a profession .208/.257/.383 hitter in elements of three seasons (2022-24) with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Minnesota Twins. He acquired the majority of his taking part in time as a rookie with Pittsburgh in 2022, when he hit .206 with 11 house runs in 96 video games, and noticed motion at 5 completely different positions within the discipline (not together with two mop-up pitching appearances through which he allowed eight runs).

Castillo has gotten the majority of his taking part in expertise within the minors. Since 2021, he has collected 1,663 plate appearances and a .278/.377/.418 slash line within the minors. Castillo additionally has an encouraging 13.3 p.c stroll fee and 14.9 p.c strikeout fee within the minors, which dovetails with the Royals’ contact-oriented philosophy.

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The Royals have been burning up the transactions wire Friday. Earlier within the day, they recalled Nick Loftin because the corresponding transfer for outfielder Hunter Renfroe being designated for project.

The Storm Chasers did not waste a lot time discovering a alternative for Loftin on the infield. Kansas Metropolis, in the meantime, is 28-23 and in good place to copy its stunning AL Wild Card berth from a 12 months in the past.

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