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Orioles begin 3-game series with the Yankees

The Baltimore Orioles host the New York Yankees to open a three-game series

2 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Blue Jays host the Yankees to start 3-game series

The Toronto Blue Jays begin a three-game series at home against the New York Yankees on Friday

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Mariners bring road slide into matchup against the Yankees

The Seattle Mariners visit the New York Yankees looking to break a four-game road skid

AUGUST 13 • Associated Press

Mariners look to break 5-game losing streak, play the Yankees

The Seattle Mariners enter the matchup with the New York Yankees after losing five in a row

AUGUST 12 • Associated Press

Yankees injuries: Rodón slated for 2nd rehab start Thursday, and Bellinger `getting close'

Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodón is scheduled to make his second minor league rehabilitation start Thursday night for Double-A Somerset

AUGUST 11 • Associated Press

Down with elbow neuritis The Yankees placed Castro on the 15-day injured list Tuesday, retroactive to Monday, with right elbow neuritis.

Impact In a corresponding move Tuesday, the Yankees recalled Bradley Hanner from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Castro had made three appearances since getting recalled Aug. 3. In that stretch, he allowed no runs on one hits and a 4:2 K:BB across 3.2 innings.

AUGUST 11 • ROTOWIRE

GM Brian Cashman says Yankees tried for Rutschman and Skubal before acquiring García and Ramos

General manager Brian Cashman says the New York Yankees had conversations with the Detroit Tigers about Tarik Skubal and the Baltimore Orioles about Adley Rutschman but could not w...

AUGUST 3 • Associated Press

Back with big club The Yankees recalled Castro from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Monday.

Impact Castro has allowed one run with a 4:0 K:BB in 2.2 innings out of the Yankees' bullpen this season. He'll be used in middle relief.

AUGUST 3 • ROTOWIRE

Optioned to SWB The Yankees optioned Castro to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday.

Impact Castro struck out the only two batters he faced during New York's loss in the first half of Wednesday's twin bill against Pittsburgh, but he'll now end up as the roster casualty necessary to make room for Max Fried's (elbow) return from the IL. Castro boasts a 2.39 ERA and 0.88 WHIP across 26.1 innings in the minors, so he could soon get another opportunity with the Yankees if his performance holds at Triple-A.

JULY 22 • ROTOWIRE

Recalled to Yankees The Yankees recalled Castro from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Sunday.

Impact Castro, who appeared in one game on May 8 with the big-league club, will make his way back to the majors. In Triple-A, the 27-year-old posted a 2.05 ERA, 0.84 WHIP and 27:6 K:BB in 26.1 innings this season. To make room on the roster for the right-hander, the Yankees demoted Jake Bird to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

JULY 19 • ROTOWIRE

Yamamoto fires 4-hitter and Ohtani leads offense as Dodgers top Yankees 8-2 in 1st game of twinbill

Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched a four-hitter for his first regular-season complete game in 66 major league starts, and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees 8-2 in the...

JULY 19 • Associated Press

Sent back to Triple-A The Yankees optioned Castro to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Impact Castro's stint with the big club lasted just two days, with the reliever making a lone two-inning appearance in Friday's 6-0 loss to the Brewers. His demotion clears a spot on the active roster for lefty Carlos Rodon (elbow), who was reinstated from the 15-day injured list ahead of his start in Sunday's series finale in Milwaukee.

MAY 10 • ROTOWIRE

Returning the majors The Yankees are calling up Castro on Tuesday from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Francys Romero of BeisbolFR.com reports.

Impact Castro made his last appearances in the MLB during the 2022 season when he was with the Giants and Cubs. He made just ten appearances during that season and had a 10.22 ERA with a 1.78 WHIP and a 11:7 K:BB through 12.1 innings. For Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in 2026, the 27-year-old has a 3.14 ERA with a 1.05 WHIP and a 10:4 K:BB across 14.1 innings.

MAY 7 • ROTOWIRE

To open season in minors The Yankees assigned Castro to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Friday.

Impact Castro was added to the 40-man roster late in the 2025 campaign but didn't appear in any big-league games. The 27-year-old was in contention to land a spot in the bullpen for the upcoming season, but despite posting a 2.70 ERA and picking up two saves and two holds across 10 innings this spring, he'll start the year at Triple-A. If the Yankees' bullpen struggles our deals with injuries, Castro could be one of the first options to be recalled.

MARCH 20 • ROTOWIRE

Former Cubs reliever Kervin Castro rises as NY Yankees bullpen option amid injuries Former Chicago Cubs reliever Kervin Castro continues to impress in Spring Training, emerging as a potential bullpen option for the New York...

MARCH 19 • BOLAVIP.COM

Selected from Triple-A The Yankees selected Castro's contract from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Thursday.

Impact Castro dominated minor-league hitters in 2025, turning in a 1.53 ERA and 1.04 WHIP alongside a 52:22 K:BB across 47 innings. He'll be rewarded with a place on New York's 40-man roster as a result of his performance, and he'll have a chance to win a spot in the Yankees' bullpen during spring training.

NOVEMBER 7, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Makes season debut Castro (elbow) struck out two batters over 1.1 perfect innings of relief Saturday in Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre's 5-4 loss to Lehigh Valley.

Impact Castro enters the 2025 season at full health after he didn't pitch in 2024 while completing his recovery from June 2023 Tommy John surgery. The 26-year-old right-hander previously saw big-league action in the 2021 and 2022 seasons, making a combined 20 appearances between stops with the Giants and Cubs.

APRIL 1, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Cut loose by Detroit The Tigers released Castro (elbow) on Wednesday, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.

Impact Castro is expected to be sidelined until the second half of the 2024 season while he recovers from Tommy John surgery, a procedure he underwent in June. The 24-year-old previously had the same surgery in 2017, which may have factored into the Tigers' decision to move on from the right-hander. Castro made 20 appearances in the big leagues between the 2021 and 2022 seasons but had pitched exclusively for the Tigers' Triple-A affiliate in Toledo in 2023 before having surgery.

AUGUST 9, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Gets Tommy John surgery The Tigers announced Wednesday that Castro recently underwent Tommy John surgery to address a right elbow sprain, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.

Impact The Tommy John procedure is the second of Castro's career, as he previously had the surgery in 2017. After failing to win a spot in the Tigers' Opening Day bullpen, Castro began the 2023 campaign at Triple-a Toledo and made nine appearances before being placed on the affiliate's 7-day injured list with a previously undisclosed injury. He was later moved to the 60-day IL and is now likely to be facing a 12-to-14-month recovery after undergoing the reconstructive revision surgery on his UCL.

JUNE 14, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Optioned to Triple-A Castro was optioned to Triple-A Iowa on Tuesday, Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Impact Castro will head back to Iowa after getting called up Aug. 3. While in the big leagues, the 23-year-old allowed seven runs on seven hits and five walks while striking out four over 7.2 innings in six appearances. Javier Assad was called up from Triple-A to replace him on the roster and start Game 1 of Tuesday's doubleheader with the Cardinals.

AUGUST 23, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Takes loss in team debut Castro (0-1) allowed three runs on two hits and two walks across an inning of relief to take the loss in Game 2 of Thursday's doubleheader against the Cardinals. He struck out one.

Impact Making his team debut after being claimed off waivers Tuesday, Castro worked the seventh inning and ran into some trouble. After allowing a single and a walk to start the frame, he induced a Nolan Arenado double play ground out. However, Castro followed that with another walk, then allowed a three-run home run to Tyler O'Neill. With the Cubs trading David Robertson, Mychal Givens and Scott Effross before Tuesday's deadline, Castro should be able to carve out a bullpen role in Chicago, though he's unlikely to have much fantasy value.

AUGUST 5, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Joins big-league club Castro was recalled from Triple-A Iowa on Wednesday, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

Impact The 23-year-old was recently claimed off waivers by the Cubs and will quickly join the major-league roster with David Robertson, Mychal Givens and Scott Effross traded ahead of Tuesday's deadline. Castro appeared in only two games for San Francisco this year before being DFA'd but didn't allow an earned run over 13.1 frames last season, and the Chicago's trade departures leave most of the bullpen jobs wide open.

AUGUST 3, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Sahadev Sharma: After claiming him off waivers from the Giants... - The Athletic After claiming him off waivers from the Giants yesterday, the Cubs have recalled RHP Kervin Castro from Iowa. No corresponding move necessar...

AUGUST 3, 2022 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Claimed by Cubs The Cubs claimed Castro off waivers from the Giants on Tuesday.

Impact Shortly after optioning Castro to Triple-A Sacramento on Monday, the Giants designated him for assignment, but the Cubs swooped in to add the right-hander to their 40-man roster. It's not immediately clear if the Cubs plan to add Castro to the 26-man active roster, but they have some openings in the bullpen after moving David Robertson, Scott Effross and Mychal Givens ahead of Tuesday's trade deadline.

AUGUST 2, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Designated for assignment Castro was designated for assignment Monday by the Giants, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Impact Castro did not allow an earned run in 13.1 big-league innings last season, but he has had a rough go of it both with the Giants and at Triple-A Sacramento this year, so the Giants took him off their 40-man roster.

AUGUST 2, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

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