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2023 Batting
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AVG
Batting Average
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HR
Home Runs
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RBI
Runs Batted In
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OPS
On-base Plus Slugging
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SB
Stolen Bases
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| Regular Season | .268 | 6 | 21 | .796 | 1 |
Top Rodolfo Castro News
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Pirates' Rodolfo Castro: Homers, drives in three Wednesday
Castro went 2-for-4 with a double, a homer and three RBI in Wednesday's 9-5 loss against the Athletics.
Castro got Pittsburgh on the board with a solo shot off Hogan Harris in the second inning before driving in two more runs with a double in the fourth. Castro's been swinging a hot bat, going 10-for-27 (.370) over his last eight games. The 24-year-old Castro has earned a regular role between shortstop and second base in Pittsburgh. He's slashing .268/.360/.436 with six homers, 21 RBI and 17 runs scored through 172 plate appearances this season.
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Pirates' Rodolfo Castro: Playing time trending up
Castro will start at second base and bat seventh in Sunday's game against the Cardinals, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.
Castro appeared to benefit from a spike in playing time last week while Carlos Santana was day-to-day with a spinal injury, but Castro nows finds himself in the lineup for the second time in three games alongside Santana. With two-hit efforts in three of his last four starts, Castro may have pushed himself back into a near-everyday role in the infield for the time being. Meanwhile, Ji Hwan Bae has made three of his last four starts in center field to create an opening for Castro at the keystone.
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Pirates' Rodolfo Castro: Garners fourth straight start
Castro will start at second base and bat cleanup in Wednesday's game against the Giants, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Castro will be rewarded with a fourth consecutive start after he went 2-for-3 with a run scored in Tuesday's 2-1 win. However, if Carlos Santana (spine) is back in action for the team's next game Friday in St. Louis, the Pirates may not have room in the lineup for both Castro and Connor Joe, who has also noticed an uptick in playing time while Santana has been day-to-day.
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Pirates' Rodolfo Castro: Homers in win
Castro went 2-for-4 with a homer, two RBI and two runs scored in Wednesday's 8-0 victory over the Tigers.
Castro swatted his fifth home run of the season in the fourth inning off Eduardo Rodriguez before adding a second RBI on a base hit in the seventh. Castro, making his first start since May 8, snapped a 1-for-13 stretch with his two-hit effort Wednesday. He's now slashing .260/.366/.452 with 13 runs scored and 16 RBI through 123 plate appearances this season.
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Pirates' Rodolfo Castro: Out of lineup again Friday
Castro is not in the lineup Friday versus the Orioles, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Castro hasn't started a game for the Pirates since Monday's series opener against the Rockies and seems to have fallen into more of a utility role after a multi-week run as the team's primary shortstop. Tucupita Marcano is playing short and batting seventh Friday in Baltimore.
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Pirates' Rodolfo Castro: Blasts go-ahead homer
Castro went 1-for-2 with a walk and two-run home run in Monday's 2-0 win over the Rockies.
Castro's two-run blast in the seventh off Kyle Freeland accounted for the only runs scored Monday. Despite the home run, Castro has struggled since the start of May, collecting just three hits over 18 at-bats while striking out seven times compared to just two walks. He's also committed three defensive errors during that stretch as well.
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Pirates' Rodolfo Castro: Sitting again Wednesday
Castro is out of the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rockies.
Castro will begin Wednesday's contest on the bench for the second consecutive game. Chris Owings is playing shortstop and hitting eighth in Castro's absence.
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Pirates' Rodolfo Castro: Sitting out Tuesday
Castro is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Rockies, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.
Castro slugged a two-run homer in the Pirates' defeat of the Rockies on Monday night, but he'll get a breather in the second game of the three-game set at PNC Park. Tucupita Marcano is covering shortstop and batting eighth.
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Pirates' Rodolfo Castro: Gets breather Thursday
Castro is out of the lineup Thursday afternoon against the Rays, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.
This looks to be a planned day of rest for Castro, who has posted a strong .274/.374/.440 batting line through 99 plate appearances this season for the NL Central-leading Pirates. Tucupita Marcano will cover shortstop and bat leadoff versus the Rays and righty Zach Eflin.
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Pirates' Rodolfo Castro: Gets Sunday off
Castro is out of the starting lineup for Sunday's battle against the Nationals.
Castro continues to hit well as the everyday shortstop for the Pirates, but he'll get a day of rest in the series finale against the Nationals. Tucupita Marcano will handle shortstop duties and hit seventh.
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Pirates' Rodolfo Castro: Homers in win
Castro went 1-for-2 with a home run, two RBI and a run scored in Thursday's 6-2 victory over the Dodgers.
Castro tied the game 2-2 with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the first inning before extending Pittsburgh's lead to 6-2 with a solo homer in the sixth. Castro had a big series against the Dodgers, going 4-for-10 with a double, a home run and four RBI. The 23-year-old Castro has gotten off to a solid start this year, slashing .279/.383/.471 with three home runs, 12 RBI and 10 runs scored in 81 plate appearances. He'll continue to serve as the Pirates' regular shortstop while Oneil Cruz (ankle) is sidelined.
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Pirates' Rodolfo Castro: Big performance against LA
Castro went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and two runs scored Wednesday against the Dodgers.
Castro entered Wednesday's game having gone just 3-for-22 across his prior seven games. However, he doubled and scored in the sixth inning and followed up with a two-RBI single in the seventh. Castro has a clear path to playing time for the foreseeable future with Oneil Cruz (ankle) out, and he's maintained a .273/.377/.424 line with two home runs, 10 RBI and nine runs scored across 77 plate appearances this year.
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Pirates' Rodolfo Castro: Stuck in slump
Castro went 1-for-4 Tuesday against the Dodgers.
Castro got off to a hot start after becoming an everyday player in the absence of Oneil Cruz (ankle). However, he's in the midst of a cold stretch, as he's collected only three hits in his last 22 at-bats across seven games. Overall, he's still hitting .258/.370/.403 in 73 plate appearances.
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Pirates' Rodolfo Castro: Out of lineup Tuesday
Castro is not in the lineup Tuesday at Colorado.
Ji Hwan Bae will start at shortstop and bat seventh for the Pirates against the Rockies and right-hander Jose Urena. Tucupita Marcano is playing second base and hitting eighth.
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Pirates' Rodolfo Castro: Drives in pair with three hits
Castro went 3-for-5 while driving in a pair of runs in an extra-innings win over the Cardinals on Saturday.
Castro tied the game at 3-3 in the eighth with an RBI double and gave the Pirates some insurance with a single in the 10th to make the score 6-3 Pirates. The 23-year-old has picked up at least one hit in five consecutive contests, raising his average rise from .176 to .344 in the process. Castro appears set to fill in at shortstop with O'Neil Cruz (ankle) out for at least the first half of the season, and the early returns have been promising.
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Pirates' Rodolfo Castro: Bows out of lineup
Castro is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Astros.
After Oneil Cruz exited Sunday's 1-0 win over the White Sox with a lower leg injury that is expected to keep him sidelined for around four months, Castro received the first two starts at shortstop in Cruz's stead. Though he's committed an error in both of those games, he's gotten on base in all but one his seven plate appearances during that span. Ji Hwan Bae will get the nod at shortstop Wednesday, but Castro looks like he'll still have at least a semi-regular role in the Bucs' middle infield for the foreseeable future.
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Pirates' Rodolfo Castro: Two hits, scores twice
Castro went 2-for-4 with two runs scored Tuesday against the Astros.
Castro has started at shortstop in both games since Oneil Cruz (ankle) went down, and he's hit seventh in the order on each occasion. While his defensive play has been unsteady, Castro reached base three times Tuesday -- he was hit by a pitch in the second inning -- and has at least one hit in three of his last four games. He has only one RBI and one extra-base hit across 26 plate appearances for the season, but he now has a clear path to playing time.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 6-0, 210 lbs |
| Birthplace: Los Llanos, Dominican Republic |
| Age: 24 |
| Experience: R |
| Bats/Throws: S, R |