WILLI CASTRO NEWS

Settles with Minnesota at $6.4M The Twins and Castro avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $6.4 million contract Thursday, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.

Impact It was the 27-year-old's final year of arbitration eligibility, as he's slated to hit the free-agent market next offseason. Castro slashed .247/.331/.385 with 12 homers and 14 steals in a super utility role with the Twins and 2024 and should serve in a similar capacity in 2025.

5 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

PICTURE: Carlos Correa, Byron Buxton, Willi Castro and Gary Sanchez share spotlight with Twins official barber Aneudys Duran on his wedding day Numerous big baseball stars, such as Carlos Correa, Byron Buxton, Willi Castro, and Gary Sanchez, along with their partners, were present at...

NOVEMBER 19, 2024 • SPORTSKEEDA.COM

MLB Salary Arbitration Eligibles List

MLB Salary Arbitration Eligibles List

NOVEMBER 18, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Willi Castro, Griffin Jax among Twins to be honored at 2024 Diamond Awards Castro was named the Most Valuable Twin while Jax was named the Twins’ Pitcher of the Year.

OCTOBER 19, 2024 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Twins' Willi Castro named a Gold Glove finalist Castro’s versatility and defensive ability were huge for the Twins this season.

OCTOBER 15, 2024 • KANSASCITY.COM

Sitting Sunday Castro is not in Sunday's lineup against the Orioles.

Impact Castro hit .200 with one home run and two steals in 75 at-bats in September. Austin Martin is starting in left field and batting second.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Orioles take on the Twins after Rivera's 4-hit game

The Baltimore Orioles play the Minnesota Twins after Emmanuel Rivera had four hits against the Twins on Saturday

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Twins and Marlins meet with series tied 1-1

Both the Minnesota Twins and the Miami Marlins are looking for a series win with a victory on Thursday

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Twins aim to break losing streak in matchup with the Marlins

The Minnesota Twins look to break a three-game slide when they play the Miami Marlins

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Twins meet the Red Sox with 1-0 series lead

The Minnesota Twins meet the Boston Red Sox with a 1-0 series lead

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ouch! Willi Castro sets Twins record for getting hit by pitches in a season Because Castro crowds the plate, teams pitch him inside, and he’s gotten on base 21 times via HBP

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024 • STARTRIBUNE.COM

Willi Castro sets painful franchise record for Minnesota Twins Maybe not a record Castro will boast after his playing days are over but a record nonetheless.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Goes yard, steals base in win Castro went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and a stolen base in Tuesday's win against Cleveland.

Impact The Twins utility man garnered a start in left field and cracked his 12th long ball of the season off reliever Nick Sandlin in the eighth to extend the lead to 4-1. Castro previously swiped his 14th base in the contest, as this performance marks the third time in his career that he's collected a homer and a steal in the same game. Overall, the 27-year-old is now slashing .250/.334/.394 with 83 runs scored and 57 RBI in 592 plate appearances across 148 games.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Willi Castro hits a 2-run homer, Twins down Guardians 4-1 to stay locked into AL wild-card spot

Willi Castro hit a two-run homer, Matt Wallner had two RBIs and the Minnesota Twins bounced back from a crushing loss in the series opener to beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-1 and s...

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Friedl leads Reds against the Twins following 4-hit game

The Cincinnati Reds take on the Minnesota Twins after TJ Friedl had four hits against the Twins on Saturday

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Wallner homers, Lee breaks 0-for-19 skid to lead Twins over Angels 6-4

Matt Wallner homered for the second straight game, Brooks Lee snapped an 0-for-19 stretch with a go-ahead, two-run double and the Minnesota Twins beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-4

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Re-enters lineup Wednesday Castro (illness) will start in left field and bat sixth Wednesday against the Angels.

Impact After being removed from Monday's 6-2 loss in the series opener, Castro received the night off in Tuesday's 10-5 win, but he'll be back in action for the finale. Before falling ill, Castro had been in the midst of a rough start to September, having gone 1-for-21 with eight strikeouts to begin the month.

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Exits with illness Castro left Monday's game against the Angels due to illness, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.

Impact Castro was slated to bat seventh in the series opener but didn't see an at-bat before being lifted from the game. Michael Helman will take his spot in the order and man center field in Castro's absence.

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Idle again Saturday Castro is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Royals.

Impact Castro isn't in the starting lineup for a second consecutive game, his first time missing back-to-back starting lineups since April. Though there haven't been any reports of an injury, fantasy managers should keep an eye on Castro's availability.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Idle again Saturday Castro is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Royals.

Impact Castro is out of the lineup for a second consecutive game, marking his first back-to-back absences from the starting lineup since April. Though there haven't been any reports of an injury, fantasy managers should keep an eye on Castro's availability.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Out of lineup Friday Castro is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Royals.

Impact Castro continues to operate in a near-everyday role for Minnesota between shortstop and center field. He's been in a bad way at the dish with just two hits in his last seven games, but for the year Castro's been worth close to three wins above replacement by fWAR.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Pablo López, Griffin Jax and Jhoan Duran pitch Twins past Blue Jays 2-0, ending 4-game skid

Pablo López pitched 7 2/3 shutout innings and Jhoan Duran rebounded from a rough outing to record the save as the Minnesota Twins snapped a four-game skid and beat the Toronto Blue...

AUGUST 31, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Blue Jays visit the Twins to open 3-game series

The Minnesota Twins host the Toronto Blue Jays to start a three-game series

AUGUST 30, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Lars Nootbaar hits a key 2-run single as the Cardinals rally past the Twins 3-2

Lars Nootbaar hit a two-run single with two out in the ninth inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals rallied past the Minnesota Twins for a 3-2 win

AUGUST 25, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Pablo López pitches 7 sparkling innings as the Twins beat the Cardinals 6-0

Pablo López pitched seven innings, Trevor Larnach hit two homers and the Minnesota Twins beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-0

AUGUST 25, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS