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D-backs put Castillo on paternity list, recall Hernandez

Published Aug. 9, 2016 4:14 p.m. ET

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NEW YORK -- The Diamondbacks put catcher Welington Castillo on the paternity list before they began a three-game series Tuesday against the Mets.

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By rule, Castillo will miss between one and three games.

Catcher Oscar Hernandez was recalled from Double-A Mobile. He was hitting a combined .249 with 10 home runs and 31 RBI at two levels of the minors. Hernandez hit .161 in 18 games with the D-backs last season.

Castillo was hitting .254 with 12 home runs and 40 RBI in 80 games.

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