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Willi Rafael Castro Capellan (born April 24, 1997) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball utility player for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut with the Detroit Tigers in 2019.
Made Twins Opening Day roster, his second time on a Major League Opening Day roster (2021 with Detroit)...Rostered as a bench player and one of the club's utility players coming out of Spring Training; ended seasons as an everyday player at a variety of positions...Scored game-winning run on April 11 vs. Chicago-AL...Pinch-ran for Christian ...
3 days ago · Perhaps no player embodies that better than Minnesota Twins utility player Willi Castro. Castro made MLB history last Sunday when he started at third base for the Twins in the second game of a ...
May 10, 2024 · How Willi Castro became ‘a revelation’ for the Twins after being cut by the Tigers - The Athletic. By Aaron Gleeman. May 10, 2024. MINNEAPOLIS — Fourteen months ago, Willi Castro wasn’t even...
- Aaron Gleeman
Jul 11, 2024 · Earlier this season, one superstar teammate identified Willi Castro as the Minnesota Twins’ most valuable player. Now, Carlos Correa can describe Castro as an All-Star, too. Castro was...
Jun 25, 2024 · All of this amid the best offensive season of Castro’s six-year career. He leads the Twins in doubles (20), walks (26) and steals (8), and owns a .799 OPS. “If you think about it, he’s the ...
Jul 16, 2024 · Castro was named as a replacement to the American League All-Star squad on Thursday, when he took the roster spot of Jose Altuve, who is on the mend from a hit-by-pitch sustained in a game against the Twins on July 5.
