The Minnesota Twins have added Diego Castillo, a right-handed pitcher, from Triple-A to their bullpen. Castillo, a veteran of six MLB seasons with the Rays and Mariners, is known for his sinker-slider pitches with mid-90s velocity. He has a career 3.22 ERA with 304 strikeouts in 268 MLB innings and was performing well for St. Paul. The Twins transferred Justin Topa to the 60-day injured list to make room for Castillo on the 40-man roster.
#mntwins have made the move to select contract of reliever Diego Castillo.
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This is official now. #MNTwins transferred Justin Topa (knee) to the 60-day injured list to make room on the 40-man roster for Diego Castillo. https://t.co/W3A2jcfhAI
#MNTwins are adding a fresh bullpen arm from Triple-A in right-hander Diego Castillo, a veteran of six MLB seasons with the Rays and Mariners. Sinker-slider reliever with mid-90s velocity. 3.22 ERA and 304 strikeouts in 268 career MLB innings, and was pitching well for St. Paul.
#MNTwin are adding a fresh bullpen arm from Triple-A in right-hander Diego Castillo, a veteran of six MLB seasons with the Rays and Mariners. Sinker-slider reliever with mid-90s velocity. 3.22 ERA with 304 strikeouts in 268 career MLB innings, and was pitching well for St. Paul.
Castillo gets out of a 1-out, bases loaded jam striking out Stanton and Rizzo. Is at 91 pitches with Thornton up in the pen.