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Not in Monday's lineup Castro is not starting Monday against the Mariners, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.

Impact Castro has settled into a near-everyday role at second base but has done very little at the plate, hitting just .205/.263/.299. Jonathan Schoop will start at the keystone Monday.

MAY 17, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Scores twice in win Castro went 2-for-5 with two runs scored in Saturday's 9-8 extra-inning win over the Cubs. He also stole his first base of the season.

Impact It's mostly been a struggle this season for Castro, and he's lost some playing time as a result, but the Tigers still are likely to give the 24-year-old plenty of opportunities to succeed. He should continue to split time with Harold Castro and Niko Goodrum in the middle infield.

MAY 16, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Not starting Friday Castro is out of the lineup Friday against the Cubs.

Impact Castro is 5-for-35 with 19 strikeouts in his past 10 games and will take a seat Friday versus Chicago. Harold Castro will start at second base in the series opener.

MAY 14, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Tigers beat Royals 4-3, KC's skid reaches 11 games

Michael Fulmer shut down Kansas City’s ninth-inning rally for his second save, and the Detroit Tigers’ won 4-3 to extend the Royals’ losing streak to 11 games

MAY 13, 2021 • Associated Press

Grossman, Tigers recover to hand Royals 9th straight loss

Robbie Grossman singled home the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Detroit Tigers, after squandering a seven-run lead late, recovered to beat the skidding Kansa...

MAY 12, 2021 • Associated Press

Goes yard in loss Castro went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run and three strikeouts in Friday's 7-3 loss to Minnesota.

Impact Castro's sixth-inning blast off Minnesota reliever Cody Stashak accounted for all of Detroit's runs in the contest. The 24-year-old Castro has slumped in his last 10 games, going 6-for-35 (.171) in that span. He has two homers, eight RBI, nine runs scored and a .198/.241/.311 slash line across 112 plate appearances overall. It'll be tough for Castro to find much success at the plate if he can't trim down his 30.4 percent strikeout rate.

MAY 8, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Twins hit 3 homers in rainy 7-3 win over Tigers

Matt Shoemaker pitched five scoreless innings and Kyle Garlick, Jorge Polanco and Max Kepler homered to lift the Minnesota Twins to a 7-3 win over the Tigers on a rainy night in De...

MAY 8, 2021 • Associated Press

Cordero snaps slump, Red Sox hold on to beat Tigers 12-9

The Boston Red Sox held on after blowing three previous leads to beat the Tigers 12-9

MAY 6, 2021 • Associated Press

On bench for series finale Castro is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Red Sox.

Impact Harold Castro will step in at second base for Willi, who heads to the bench for the second time in four games. One of several Tigers regulars struggling to produce at the plate of late, Willi has gone 5-for-35 over his most recent 10 games, dropping his season average to .196.

MAY 6, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Candelario homers as Tigers beat Red Sox 6-5 in 10 innings

Jeimer Candelario hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the 10th inning, and the Detroit Tigers held off the Boston Red Sox for a 6-5 victory

MAY 6, 2021 • Associated Press

Takes seat Sunday Castro is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.

Impact Harold Castro will sub in for Willi Castro after the latter went hitless with eight strikeouts in 13 at-bats over his last four starts. The 24-year-old is slashing .191/.232/.277 over 99 plate appearances on the season and could have a short leash as Detroit's everyday second baseman.

MAY 2, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Not starting matinee Castro isn't starting Game 1 of Thursday's doubleheader against the White Sox, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.

Impact Castro has gone 3-for-13 with a solo home run, two runs, one RBI and three strikeouts in the last four games. Jonathan Schoop will start at second base for the matinee while Miguel Cabrera starts at first.

APRIL 29, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Riding pine Wednesday Castro is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox.

Impact Castro was the Tigers' everyday shortstop to begin the season, but he's since ceded those duties to Niko Goodrum while shifting over to second base on a regular basis. He should soon pick up eligibility at both middle-infield positions if he hasn't already, but Castro will need to show some improvement at the plate for that to matter much. With a .214 average, one home run, no steals, five RBI and six runs in 22 games this season, Castro doesn't look like a viable fantasy starter outside of the deepest of mixed leagues and AL-only leagues.

APRIL 28, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Provides all the offense Saturday Castro went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Saturday's 2-1 loss to the Royals.

Impact Castro's fifth inning home run off of Kansas City starter Brady Singer was all the offense the Tigers could muster as they dropped their third straight game. It was the first long ball of the season for the 24-year-old infielder, who should continue to receive ample playing time for a rebuilding Detroit squad.

APRIL 24, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Tigers' Willi Castro hits homer on his 24th birthday: 'I got a good pitch to hit' Tigers second baseman Willi Castro hit his first home run of the season on his 24th birthday in Saturday's 2-1 loss against the Royals.

APRIL 24, 2021 • DETROITNEWS.COM

Singer sharp, and unearned run lifts Royals over Tigers 2-1

Brady Singer pitched seven impressive innings, and the Kansas City Royals took advantage of some defensive sloppiness by Detroit in a 2-1 victory over the Tigers

APRIL 24, 2021 • Associated Press

Out of Friday's lineup Castro is not in the lineup Friday against the Royals, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.

Impact Castro started the last three games at second base but will take a seat Friday while going 3-for-18 over the past week. Zack Short will receive the start at the keystone for the TIgers.

APRIL 23, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Evans denied Baddoo, Pirates beat Tigers 4-2 with 2-run 8th

Phillip Evans kept Akil Baddoo’s drive to left field in the park in the seventh inning to help Pittsburgh escape a jam, and the Pirates scored twice in the eighth to beat the Detro...

APRIL 22, 2021 • Associated Press

Tigers beat Pirates 5-2 to gain doubleheader split

Tyler Anderson’s five strong innings helped Pittsburgh move to 8-9 with a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers in the first game of Wednesday’s doubleheader, but Detroit rallied for...

APRIL 21, 2021 • Associated Press

Could see time at second Castro was scheduled to start at second base before Tuesday's game was postponed, and manager A.J. Hinch may elect to use Niko Goodrum more at shortstop moving forward, Evan Woodbe...

Impact Hinch was careful to say that shifting Castro to second doesn't represent a "demotion" for the 23-year-old, but instead gives the team a plus defender at short in Goodrum. It's unclear if such an alignment will become the norm moving forward, but with Goodrum often used across the diamond, it's likely that Castro will continue to see plenty of time at short. Perhaps playing a new position can also get Castro going at the plate, as he's slashing just .213/.250/.295 through 15 games.

APRIL 21, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

A's rally to beat Tigers in ninth, win eighth straight

Matt Olson scored from second base on a fielding error by Detroit third baseman Jeimer Candelario with two outs in the ninth inning, rallying the Oakland Athletics past the Tigers...

APRIL 18, 2021 • Associated Press

Reaches base twice in loss Castro went 1-for-3 with a walk in Friday's 3-0 loss to the Athletics.

Impact Castro recorded one of the four hits Detroit could muster for the night, and the shortstop reached base twice for the second straight game. He's off to a bit of a slow start with a .226/.268/.321 slash line, but the Tigers will keep giving him regular playing time in an effort to develop the 23-year-old.

APRIL 17, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Detroit Tigers shortstop Willi Castro battling slump; Miguel Cabrera in 'great spirits' Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch said he won't consider moving Willi Castro down in the batting order, despite giving him a day off Wednesday...

APRIL 14, 2021 • FREEP.COM

Not starting Wednesday Castro isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Astros, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

Impact Castro had started each of the first 11 games of the season and slashed .196/.229/.239 with a triple, two runs, one RBI and 12 strikeouts. Niko Goodrum will shift to shortstop while Harold Castro starts at second base Wednesday.

APRIL 14, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Hits three singles in loss Castro went 3-for-4 with three singles in Wednesday's 3-2 loss to Minnesota.

Impact It was the best performance thus far in 2021 for the shortstop, who had gone 3-for-21 with one RBI entering play Wednesday. Castro also went without a strikeout for this first time this season. The switch hitter excelled in 2020 with a .349 average and six homers in 140 plate appearances -- numbers that are surely unsustainable over a full-length season but still suggested his potential to contribute offensively in the big leagues. His strong showing Wednesday was the first sign of last year's bat in 2021.

APRIL 8, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

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