The Royals reassigned Castro to minor-league camp Tuesday.
Along with Castro, fellow infielders Tyler Tolbert and Nick Loftin were sent out to minor-league camp, a likely indicator that Cavan Biggio will open the season in a utility role with Kansas City. The 31-year-old Castro saw big-league action in six straight seasons from 2018 through 2023 between stops with Detroit and Colorado before spending the entire 2024 campaign in the Mexican League.
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Royals' Harold Castro: Latches on with KC
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Castro signed a minor-league contract with the Royals on Saturday that includes an invitation to spring training.
Castro spent the 2024 season in the Mexican Baseball League, where he slashed .320/.366/.447 across 363 plate appearances. He'll now attempt an MLB comeback after his strong season in Mexico, though there's a good chance his return to affiliated ball begins at Triple-A Omaha.
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Harold Castro: Signs with Mexican League team
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Castro signed a contract with the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican Baseball League on Wednesday.
The six-year major-league veteran spent last season with the Rockies, slashing just .252/.275/.314. Castro, 30, is a career .278 hitter and can play all over the field, but that evidently wasn't enough to garner much interest from big-league clubs.
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Rockies' Harold Castro: Sent outright to minors
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The Rockies sent Castro outright to Triple-A Albuquerque on Friday.
Castro slashed .252/.275/.314 with 31 RBI across 270 plate appearances with the Rockies in 2023, and he will remain in the organization after clearing waivers. Barring a significant turnaround, the 29-year-old infielder seems unlikely to have a significant role with Colorado in 2024.
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Rockies' Harold Castro: Drives in two Sunday
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Castro went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a stolen base in Sunday's 10-5 loss to the White Sox.
Castro has seen limited playing time in August, with this being just his seventh game this month. He's gone 4-for-14 with four RBI in that span. The 29-year-old is slashing .267/.283/.332 with one home run, 29 RBI, 23 runs scored and 12 doubles through 241 plate appearances this season. With Brendan Rodgers heating up over the last week, Castro's best path to playing time at second base appears to be closing up.
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Rockies' Harold Castro: Likely headed for utility role
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Castro is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Padres.
The 29-year-old has filled the strong side of a platoon at second base for most of the season, but he'll likely transition into a utility role after Brendan Rodgers made his return from the 60-day injured list Monday. The lefty-hitting Castro is on the bench for a second straight day, even with the Padres bringing a right-hander (Nick Martinez) to the hill.
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Rockies' Harold Castro: Not in lineup Friday
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Castro is absent from the lineup Friday versus the Athletics.
Alan Trejo will start at second base and bat eighth against southpaw JP Sears. He and Castro continue to work in a platoon at the keystone for Colorado.
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Rockies' Harold Castro: On bench Tuesday
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Castro is not in the lineup Tuesday at Washington.
Castro went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored in the Rockies' series-opening defeat of the Nationals on Monday, but Alan Trejo will get the nod at second base and bat eighth in Tuesday's tilt.
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Rockies' Harold Castro: Idle versus lefty
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Castro is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.
The lefty-hitting Castro will retreat to the bench while southpaw Jesus Luzardo takes the hill for Miami. The Rockies will turn to Alan Trejo to fill in for Castro at second base.
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Rockies' Harold Castro: Not starting Saturday
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Castro isn't in the Rockies' lineup Saturday against San Francisco, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.
Castro is 5-for-15 with an RBI and two runs scored through the first week of July, and he'll catch a breather Saturday. Alan Trejo will start at the keystone in Castro's place and bat seventh.
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Rockies' Harold Castro: Tallies three hits
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Castro went 3-for-3 with two runs scored in Sunday's 14-9 loss to the Tigers.
Castro had gone 12 games without a multi-hit effort, batting .250 (7-for-28) with a home run and four RBI in that span. He played well Sunday, twice coming home on sacrifice flies from Brenton Doyle. Castro is batting .281 with a .643 OPS, one home run, 22 RBI, 19 runs scored and eight doubles through 179 plate appearances this season. He's on the strong side of a platoon at second base, sharing the position with Coco Montes.
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Rockies' Harold Castro: Out against lefty
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Castro isn't in the Rockies' lineup Tuesday against the Dodgers, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.
With Clayton Kershaw set to take the mound for Los Angeles, the left-handed bat of Castro will remain in the dugout to begin Tuesday's game. Coco Montes will start at second base and bat eighth.
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Rockies' Harold Castro: On bench versus southpaw
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Castro is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.
Castro will head to the bench for the fifth time in Colorado's past six games, with all but one of those absences coming against a left-handed starter. Coco Montes is starting at the keystone Sunday against Halos southpaw Tyler Anderson.
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Rockies' Harold Castro: On bench against southpaw
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Castro is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Reds.
The lefty-hitting Castro will step out of the lineup in the series finale while Cincinnati brings southpaw Andrew Abbott to the bump. Castro's platoon mate, Coco Montes, will pick up the start at second base Wednesday.
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Rockies' Harold Castro: Goes deep in loss
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Castro went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Tuesday's loss to the Reds.
Castro took Ben Lively deep to right-center field in the fourth for his first home run of the year. Castro has notched a hit in each of his last five starts and seems to have recently shifted into a strong-side platoon role at second base with Coco Montes. The 29-year-old Castro now sits at a slash line of .268/.288/.342 with 19 RBI, 15 runs and a 5:31 BB:K over 157 plate appearances.
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Rockies' Harold Castro: Idle versus southpaw
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Castro is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Reds.
With lefty Brandon Williamson on the bump for Cincinnati, the lefty-hitting Castro will take a seat for the series opener. Coco Montes will fill in at second base for Castro, who still appears to have a hold on a strong-side platoon role.
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Rockies' Harold Castro: On bench again Friday
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Castro is out of the lineup Friday against Atlanta.
Coco Montes will draw another start at second base with left-hander Jared Shuster on the mound for Atlanta. Castro also sat against a righty Thursday and may be at risk of losing more playing time. He's slashed just .263/.280/.314 through 144 plate appearances this year for Colorado.
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Rockies' Harold Castro: On bench against lefty
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Castro is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Red Sox.
The lefty-hitting Castro will take a seat for the series opener with Boston bringing a southpaw (James Paxton) to the hill. Rookie Coco Montes -- who went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run in Sunday's win over the Padres in his MLB debut -- will pick up a second straight start at the keystone in place of Castro.
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Rockies' Harold Castro: Remains on bench
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Castro is not in the starting lineup Sunday versus the Padres, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Castro will remain on the bench for a second straight game as the Rockies wrap up their series with the Padres. Coco Montes was called up from Triple-A Albuquerque and will make his major-league debut at second base, batting seventh against San Diego.
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Rockies' Harold Castro: Sitting Saturday
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Castro is not in Saturday's lineup against the Padres, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Castro is hitting .238 with three runs and one RBI in 21 at-bats this month. Alan Trejo gets the start at the keystone while batting eighth.
