"The switch-hitting Castro will turn 27-years-old in May and has spent time in the majors, but not since 2023. Originally signed out of the Dominican Republic by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2015, Castro made his MBL debut in 2021, but was worth -0.4 bWAR in 31 games. He had a decent year the next season, getting into 71 games with the Pirates and was worth 1.4 bWAR, hitting 11 home runs and generating an OPS of .725."
"But he couldn't replicate those numbers the following year and was traded at the deadline to the Phillies. Castro played in 14 games with the Phillies after the trade, but hasn't been back up to the majors in the two years since. He hit .235/.324/.421 with 19 home runs and 18 steals in 133 games with the Phillies Triple-A affiliate in 2025 and those power numbers are likely what caught the eye of the Blue Jays."
The Toronto Blue Jays signed switch-hitting infielder Rodolfo Castro to a minor-league contract with a spring-training invite following his 2025 Triple-A season with the Philadelphia Phillies. Castro will turn 27 in May and has 194 major-league games and 239 MLB plate appearances between 2021–23. He debuted in 2021, posted a 1.4 bWAR season in 2022 with 11 home runs and a .725 OPS across 71 games, then was traded to the Phillies and has not returned to the majors since 2023. In 2025 Triple-A action he hit .235/.324/.421 with 19 homers and 18 steals. Castro has been markedly better against left-handed pitching at the big-league level, producing a .264/.331/.528 line and a .858 OPS in 239 plate appearances, which could define a lefty-mashing bench or platoon role with Toronto.
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