ANTHONY CASTRO NEWS

Becomes free agent Castro elected free agency Thursday, per the MILB transaction log.

Impact Castro was designated for assignment Oct. 6 and went unclaimed on waivers. He spent the majority of the 2022 season in the Guardians' organization, and he had a 7.43 ERA, 2.17 WHIP and 12:10 K:BB across 13.1 innings in the majors.

OCTOBER 14, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Passes through waivers The Orioles outrighted Castro to Triple-A Norfolk on Monday.

Impact Castro lost his spot on the 40-man roster without having ever made an appearance at the big-league level for the Orioles, who claimed him off waivers from the Guardians on Sept. 3. He spent the entire final month of the season at Norfolk, where he logged a 2.89 ERA and 1.98 WHIP in 9.1 innings.

OCTOBER 12, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

DFA'd by Baltimore Castro was designated for assignment by the Orioles on Thursday, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

Impact Castro was claimed off waivers by Baltimore in early September but was never called up to the major-league roster. The 27-year-old appeared in 12 games for the Guardians earlier in the year and allowed 11 earned runs with a 12:10 K:BB over 13.1 innings.

OCTOBER 6, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Mountcastle hits two of Orioles' 5 HRs in 8-1 win over A's

Ryan Mountcastle hit two of the Orioles’ five homers and drove in four runs, and Baltimore defeated the Oakland Athletics 8-1

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022 • Associated Press

Saturday's Transactions BASEBALL Major League Baseball American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Claimed RHP Anthony Castro off waivers from Cleveland and optioned him to...

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM

Sent back to Triple-A The Guardians optioned Castro to Triple-A Columbus on Tuesday.

Impact Castro gave up an earned run across two innings over his two appearances out of the bullpen during his four-day stint with the big club. Kirk McCarty was called up from Triple-A in a corresponding move and ended up serving as the Guardians' primary pitcher out of the bullpen in Tuesday's win over the Red Sox.

JULY 29, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Optioned to Triple-A Castro was optioned to Triple-A Columbus on Sunday.

Impact Castro covered 2.1 innings in Saturday's doubleheader against the Yankees, allowing three runs (one earned) on four hits and one walk while striking out one batter. The Guardians swapped him out for a fresh arm, and Castro may end up losing his 40-man spot in time given the extent to which he's struggled with Cleveland this season (7.94 ERA, 2.38 WHIP).

JULY 3, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Heads to majors The Guardians recalled Castro from Triple-A Columbus on Tuesday, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

Impact Castro is eligible to rejoin the 26-man active roster less than a week after being optioned to Columbus since the Guardians placed catcher Austin Hedges (concussion) on the 7-day injured list in a corresponding move. Over eight innings out of the Cleveland bullpen this season, Castro has given up eight earned runs on 11 hits and seven walks while striking out 10.

JUNE 28, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Gordon's homer helps Twins slow Guardians in 1-0 win

The Minnesota Twins dodged a sweep by cooling off the Cleveland Guardians in a 1-0 win

JUNE 23, 2022 • Associated Press

Yohan Ramirez up, Anthony Castro down in bullpen shuffle: Guardians takeaways The Guardians acquired right-hander Yohan Ramirez from Seattle on May 16.

JUNE 23, 2022 • CLEVELAND.COM

Headed back to Triple-A The Guardians optioned Castro to Triple-A Columbus on Thursday, Tom Withers of the Associated Press reports.

Impact Cleveland will swap Castro out of its bullpen for another right-handed arm in Yohan Ramirez, who was called up from Columbus in a corresponding move. During his week-long stint in the majors, Castro appeared in two games and was charged with five earned runs on four hits and four walks across 1.1 innings.

JUNE 23, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Rejoins parent club The Guardians recalled Castro from Triple-A Columbus on Thursday, Ryan Lewis of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.

Impact Since Konnor Pilkington wasn't on track to maintain his spot in the rotation following his start in Wednesday's 7-5 win over the Rockies, the Guardians elected to swap him off the active roster in favor of a fresh relief arm in Castro for Thursday's series finale. Castro has made six appearances with Cleveland in 2022, logging a 4.05 ERA and 1.50 WHIP across 6.2 innings.

JUNE 16, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Guardians hit with COVID-19 outbreak, manager Francona out

The Cleveland Guardians are dealing with a COVID-19 outbreak that has sidelined manager Terry Francona and several of the team’s coaches, leading to the postponement of their serie...

MAY 11, 2022 • Associated Press

Back in minors after doubleheader The Guardians returned Castro to Triple-A Columbus following Saturday's doubleheader with the Blue Jays.

Impact Designated as the 27th man for the twin bill, Castro turned in a quality relief appearance against his former team in Game 1 of the doubleheader. Though the Guardians ultimately lost, 8-3, Castro did well to clot the bleeding by tossing 2.2 scoreless innings and striking out four when he relieved struggling starter Shane Bieber. Castro should be near the top of the list for a call-up the next time the Guardians are in need of a fresh bullpen arm.

MAY 8, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Joins club for doubleheader The Guardians recalled Castro from Triple-A Columbus ahead of Wednesday's doubleheader with the Padres, Ryan Lewis of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.

Impact Since he's designated as Cleveland's 27th man, Castro will more than likely be headed back to Columbus once the twin bill concludes. He's previously made four relief appearances for the Guardians this season, working 3.2 inning while giving up five runs (three earned) on six hits and a walk.

MAY 4, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Activated, sent down Sunday Castro (undisclosed) was activated from the COVID-19 injured list and optioned to Triple-A Columbus on Sunday, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

Impact Castro spent the last week and a half away from the team, and he'll lose his spot on the active roster now that he's healthy. The right-hander has made four relief appearances for the major-league club this year and has posted a 7.36 ERA and 1.91 WHIP in 3.2 innings.

MAY 2, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Ramírez slam, 5 RBIs as Guardians sweep White Sox 11-1, 2-1

José Ramírez hit his second grand slam of the season in an 11-1 win, then had an RBI double in a 2-1 victory as the Cleveland Guardians swept a doubleheader from the Chicago White...

APRIL 20, 2022 • Associated Press

Guardians Add Quantrill, Miller, Castro to COVID-19 IL Guardians' manager Terry Francona confirmed that Cal Quantrill, Owen Miller, and Anthony Castro tested positive for COVID-19.

APRIL 20, 2022 • NESN.COM

Moves to injured list The Guardians placed Castro on the COVID-19 injured list Wednesday, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

Impact Along with Castro, starting pitcher Cal Quantrill and infielder Owen Miller were placed on the COVID-19 IL. It's not yet clear when he'll be able to return, but Castro looks as though he'll be unavailable for both games of Wednesday's doubleheader with the White Sox, at a minimum.

APRIL 20, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Will be called up Castro will be called up to the Guardians ahead of Saturday's game versus the Royals, Paul Hoynes of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

Impact Castro was traded from the Blue Jays to the Guardians for outfielder Bradley Zimmer on Thursday. The right-hander will get an immediate chance to contribute for his new club, albeit in a bullpen role. Castro did alright last year with a 4.74 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 32:8 K:BB across 24.2 innings, though he'll likely need to show a little improvement to stick around in the majors.

APRIL 8, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Bradley Zimmer Traded To Toronto For Anthony Castro The former first round pick back in 2014 is changing organizations for the first time in his career.

APRIL 8, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Guardians trade OF Zimmer to Blue Jays for RHP Castro

Cleveland traded oft-injured outfielder Bradley Zimmer to the Toronto Blue Jays for right-handed reliever Anthony Castro

APRIL 8, 2022 • Associated Press

Headed to Cleveland Castro was traded from Toronto to Cleveland on Thursday in exchange for Bradley Zimmer, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.

Impact Castro failed to make Toronto's Opening Day roster, though he could get a shot to immediately contribute out of the bullpen with Cleveland. Across 24.2 innings in the majors last season, Castro posted a 4.74 ERA and 1.26 WHIP to go along with a 32:8 K:BB across 24.2 frames.

APRIL 8, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Sent to Triple-A Castro was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo on Sunday, Mitch Bannon of SI.com reports.

Impact Castro made 25 relief appearances for the Blue Jays last year and posted a 4.74 ERA and 1.26 WHIP in 24.2 innings. He posted an 8:3 K:BB in 4.1 innings this spring but was unable to land a spot in the Opening Day bullpen. As long as the right-hander performs well in Buffalo to begin the season, he'll likely be in the mix to serve as major-league bullpen depth at some point in 2022.

APRIL 3, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Bichette homers twice, Blue Jays top Yanks 6-5, tighten race

Bo Bichette homered twice, including a tiebreaking drive off Clay Holmes in the eighth inning that lifted the Toronto Blue Jays over the Yankees 6-5, tightened the AL wild-card rac...

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 • Associated Press