D-backs outfielder Locastro tests positive for COVID-19
Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Tim Locastro has tested positive for COVID-19MARCH 3, 2021 • Associated Press
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Tests positive for COVID-19 Locastro has tested positive for COVID-19, Nick Piecoro of The Arizona Republic reports.
Impact Locastro was present to begin spring training, but he'll now be away from the team for at least 10 days following his positive COVID-19 test result. He reportedly isn't experiencing symptoms, and the team isn't concerned about his exposure to teammates. However, it's not clear whether his absence will impact his availability for Opening Day.
MARCH 3, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
D-backs Calhoun has meniscus tear, surgery upcoming
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Undefined role Locastro enters the 2021 season without a defined role, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports. "I'm ready for whatever role is put in front of me," Locastro said. "I've come...
Impact While the Diamondbacks faltered in 2020, Locastro had his best season, slashing .290/.395/.464 (134 wRC+) over 82 plate appearances. He'll need to maintain a similar level of production over a longer haul to be given a larger role, which could occur pending the team's plan for Ketel Marte. The Diamondbacks are mulling over a plan where Marte would bounce back and forth between center field and second base. Locastro's speed (26 steal in 332 plate appearances) makes this a situation worth monitoring.
FEBRUARY 25, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Good or great? D-backs confident Marte can be the latter
The Diamondbacks know they've got a very good player in Ketel MarteFEBRUARY 24, 2021 • Associated Press
Auburn’s Tim Locastro targeting spot as regular in Arizona lineup Locastro used the shortened 2020 season to round out his skills.
NOVEMBER 23, 2020 • SYRACUSE.COM
Big night in Game 2 Locastro went 3-for-3 with a walk, two RBI, two runs scored and was hit by a pitch in the second game of Friday's doubleheader against the Rockies.
Impact Locastro reached base five times, including the fourth time he'd been hit by a pitch in just 77 plate appearances. That's a skill he honed in 2019, when he was hit a team-high 22 times as a bench player. The 28-year-old outfielder has largely been bypassed while the Diamondbacks take a closer look at younger players like Daulton Varsho and Pavin Smith. This was just Locastro's second start in the last 11 games.
SEPTEMBER 26, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Marlins, Reds, Astros lock up spots in the postseason
SEPTEMBER 26, 2020 • Associated Press
D-backs sweep doubleheader, beat Rockies in 11-5 in nightcap
Josh VanMeter hit a three-run homer, David Peralta and Tim Locastro both had three hits and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 11-5 to sweep a doubleheaderSEPTEMBER 26, 2020 • Associated Press
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SEPTEMBER 24, 2020 • Associated Press
Rookie Mathisen hits 2 HRs, D-backs beat Rangers 7-3
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Takes seat Sunday Locastro is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners.
Impact Locastro had started four of the past five games in center field, but he'll put a five-game hitting streak on hold to cede the position to Jon Jay in the series finale. The 28-year-old should continue to see semi-regular work in the outfield while Ketel Marte (wrist) is sidelined, and he could be useful source of stolen bases down the stretch.
SEPTEMBER 13, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Lux hits 2 HRs, lifts Dodgers over D-backs in 10 innings
Rookie Gavin Lux hit two homers, including a three-run shot in the 10th inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied from four runs down to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-9SEPTEMBER 9, 2020 • Associated Press
Sitting out Monday Locastro is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Giants.
Impact Locastro had started in three of the past four games, but he'll take a seat in Monday's series finale while Arizona rolls out an outfield of Daulton Varsho, Ketel Marte and Kole Calhoun. Following last week's trade that sent Starling Marte to the Marlins, only Calhoun and David Peralta -- who is serving as the team's designated hitter Monday -- are locked into regular roles in the outfield, so Locastro should have ample opportunity to pick up at-bats in September.
SEPTEMBER 7, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Swats leadoff home run Locastro started in center field and went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Giants.
Impact The speedy Locastro batted leadoff and took Johnny Cueto deep on the third pitch of the game, the outfielder's first homer of the season. The extra-base hit and RBI were the first in 13 games for Locastro. He's been part of the rotation filling in for the departed Starling Marte in center field. In six games since Arizona traded Marte, Daulton Varsho has started three times, Locastro twice, and Ketel Marte once.
SEPTEMBER 7, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Solano's two-run blast keys Giants victory over Arizona
Donovan Solano hit a two-run, go-ahead homer in the sixth inning and the San Francisco Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2SEPTEMBER 6, 2020 • Associated Press
Starts in center field Locastro started in center field and went 1-for-4 in Thursday's 5-1 loss to the Dodgers.
Impact Arizona has played three games since trading Starling Marte, and Daulton Varsho got a start in the first two while Locastro got the nod in the third. The Diamondbacks will be looking at their young prospects over the final month of the season, but the 28-year-old Locastro doesn't fall into that category. He'll remain a fourth outfielder, while players like Varsho or Josh Rojas get more chances in the outfield.
SEPTEMBER 4, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Kershaw hits strikeout marks, sends Dodgers past D-Backs 5-1
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SEPTEMBER 3, 2020 • Associated Press
Fills in for Calhoun Locastro went 1-for-3 with two walks and two runs in Friday's 7-4 win over San Francisco.
Impact Locastro filled in for Kole Calhoun in right field, just his fifth start in 33 games. The speedy backup outfielder, who stole 17 bases over 91 games in 2019, has just one steal in 18 appearances in 2020.
AUGUST 29, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Altuve, Correa homer, Astros tag Bumgarner, Diamondbacks 8-2
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Extra-inning option Locastro is expected to be the runner used in the new extra-innings format this season, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports.
Impact MLB is introducing a new rule for extra innings: each team will begin their half of each frame with a runner on second base. The obvious choice is a speedy player like Locastro, who led the majors in 2019 with a 30.8 ft/sec sprint speed. "Everybody knows he can fly," manager Torey Lovullo said. "It is a good feeling to have. [But] we're going to have to figure out how to drive that run in." Locastro also projects as a fourth or fifth outfielder.
JULY 12, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
2 pro baseball players from CNY make different plans as coronavirus puts careers on hold Auburn's Tim Locastro and Baldwinsville's Scott Blewett navigate short-term plans as Major League Baseball postpones start of season.
MARCH 19, 2020 • SYRACUSE.COM
Walker returns, Locastro lifts D'backs over Padres in 9th
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Locastro gives D-backs walk-off win | Padres-D-backs Game Highlights 9/29/19
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