3 years agoPittsburgh Pirates infielder Diego Castillo is starting at second base and batting fifth on Sunday against St. Louis Cardinals left-hander Steven Matz. Castillo is getting his first start of the season for the Bucs. Hoy Park has only started one of the team's first three games at the keystone. Castillo had a 1.281 OPS and six home runs in 14 Grapefruit League games and could carve out more playing time early on if he can continue to swing a hot bat. The 24-year-old Venezuelan has one double in four at-bats so far this year in his MLB debut. Castillo .278/.355/.487 with 19 home runs, 55 RBI, 73 runs scored and nine stolen bases in 440 plate appearances over 105 games with three different minor league teams in 2021.--Keith Hernandez - RotoBaller
Source: Baseball Press