Diego Castillo Bio
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Diego Alejandro Castillo was born on October 28, 1997 in Venezuela.
The New York Yankees signed him as an amateur free agent in 2014. He reached the Double-A level of their system before getting traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates for right handed relief pitcher Clay Holmes at the 2021 trade deadline. Castillo made his Major League debut for the Pirates in 2022, batting .206 with 11 home runs in 96 games that summer. They designated him for assignment after the season.
He spent almost all of 2023 in the Arizona Diamondbacks farm system, playing just one big league game that season. Castillo was a frequent flier on the waiver wire during the off-season, technically spending time with four different organizations before spring training even began. The Minnesota Twins eventually wound up with him.
Castillo spent most of 2024 in Triple-A, batting .272 with five home runs in 71 games for the St. Paul Saints. He did have a four game big league stint for the Twins in July, going 2-for-6 (.333) with two walks and three runs scored. Castillo also drove in two runs.
As of Opening Day in 2025, Castillo is playing in the New York Mets system on a minor league contract.
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One of two players named Diego Castillo who played for the Minnesota Twins in 2024
- Never on the active roster at the same time
- No relation
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