Willi Castro| Year | AB | H | R | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | Rate |
| 2025 proj | 459 | 114 | 72 | 10 | 46 | 39 | 122 | 19 | 0.248 | 26.3 |
| 2025 | 66 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0.227 | 6.8 |
| 2024 | 557 | 138 | 89 | 12 | 60 | 51 | 150 | 14 | 0.248 | 29.0 |
| 2023 | 358 | 92 | 60 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 99 | 33 | 0.257 | 30.4 |
| 2022 | 365 | 88 | 47 | 8 | 31 | 15 | 82 | 9 | 0.241 | 14.8 |
| 2021 | 413 | 91 | 56 | 9 | 38 | 23 | 109 | 9 | 0.220 | 12.8 |
| 2020 | 129 | 45 | 21 | 6 | 24 | 7 | 38 | 0 | 0.349 | 40.5 |
| 2019 | 100 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 0 | 0.230 | 1.3 |
| Date | News |
| 4/24/25 | Twins place UT Willi Castro (oblique) on injured list. The Minnesota Twins placed utility player Willi Castro on the 10-day injured list Thursday with a strained right oblique. The move is retroactive to April 21. Castro, who turned 28 on Thursday, has not played since April 16. The switch-hitter is batting .227 with one homer and five RBIs in 18 games this season. An All-Star in 2024, Castro is a career .247 hitter with 46 homers and 200 RBIs in 603 games with the Detroit Tigers (2019-22) and Twins. He has made starts at second base, shortstop, third base, all three outfield spots and as a designated hitter. In corresponding moves, the Twins recalled utilityman Mickey Gasper from Triple-A St. Paul and optioned right-hander David Festa to St. Paul. Source: https://kfgo.com/2025/04/24/twins-place-ut-willi-c... |
| 4/24/25 | Twins place infielder on IL before White Sox game. The Minnesota Twins reportedly placed infielder Willi Castro on the injured list on Thursday, according to Dan Hayes of The Athletic. “Twins also optioned David Festa and will play with 25 today to likely make room for Pablo López tomorrow.” Source: https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/minnesota-twins/twins... |
| 4/01/25 | Twins drop to 0-4 after nearly getting no-hit in shutout against White Sox. There's a lot of baseball left to be played. That's what we need to keep telling ourselves, Twins fans. The Twins now sit 0-4 to start the season after a 9-0 rout at the hands of the Chicago White Sox yesterday afternoon. To make it worse, the Twins did not register a hit until Willi Castro poked a single into right field. It would be one of only two hits for the Twins. This is now only the fifth time since the introduction of the Twins in 1961 that the club has started 0-4. Carlos Correa saying, “It's not about losing the games, it's about the way we're playing collectively right now. We've got to get better. We've got to make adjustments quick because the last thing you want is to go two weeks Source: https://drgnews.com/2025/04/01/twins-drop-another-... |
| 3/31/25 | St. Cloud State University Baseball Team Has Family Connection To Current Minnesota Twin. The 2024 season did not go as planned for the Minnesota Twins. The team was riding high after a 2023 playoff run but a late-season swoon saw them miss the playoffs altogether in 2024. One of the biggest bright spots was the emergence of Willi Castro, who was not only named to the American League All Star team but also earned the Twin Cities Chapter of the Baseball Writers Association's 2024 team most valuable player award. Source: https://wjon.com/st-cloud-state-university-basebal... |
| 3/29/25 | Twins' Willi Castro singles to drive in Trevor Larnach to tie the game at 1-1 against Cardinals. Minnesota Twins' Willi Castro hit a single that drove in Trevor Larnach, tying the game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Source: https://www.foxsports.com/watch/fmc-aqiwt1t6lhjq0a... |
| 10/16/24 | Willi Castro named Most Valuable Twin as team announces Diamond Award winners. It was nearly impossible to tear Willi Castro off the field this year as the utilityman bounced from position to position for the Twins, playing in 158 games. The 27-year-old, who wrote his name in the record books as the only player in Major League Baseball history to play 25 or more games at five different defensive players in a season, was rewarded by being named to his first All-Star Game in July and being named a Gold Glove Award finalist on Tuesday. On Wednesday, he was announced as the Most Valuable Twin and will be honored at the 20th annual Diamond Awards that will take place on Jan. 23 at the Armory in downtown Minneapolis. While Castro was honored for his defense a day earlier, it was Carlos Santana, the Twins' other Gold Glove Award finalist, who was named the team's Defensive Player of the Year. Source: https://www.twincities.com/2024/10/16/willi-castro... |
| 9/27/24 | Twins' Willi Castro Completes Bonkers Feat Not Done Before In MLB History. It also makes them quite valuable if they can perform at a high level in several positions. 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 doubleheader against the Boston Red Sox. Castro is the first player to appear in at least 25 games at five different positions, per the Twins broadcast. Source: https://clutchpoints.com/twins-news-willi-castro-m... |
| 9/18/24 | Willi Castro hits a 2-run homer, Twins down Guardians 4-1 to stay locked into AL wild-card spot. Willi Castro hit a two-run homer, Matt Wallner had two RBIs and the Minnesota Twins bounced back from a crushing loss in the series opener to beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-1 on Tuesday night and stay locked into the final AL wild card. Castro connected in the eighth inning, and both of Wallner's RBI singles came off Gavin Williams (3-10), who has just one win in his last seven starts. The Twins entered with a 1 1/2-game lead over Detroit for the last playoff berth, and they kept it with solid defense, strong relief and Castro's big swing one night after blowing a 3-0 lead on Monday. Source: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2024/09/18/willi-cas... |
| 9/17/24 | Willi Castro hits a 2-run homer, Twins down Guardians 4-1 to stay locked into AL wild-card spot. Willi Castro hit a two-run homer, Matt Wallner had two RBIs and the Minnesota Twins bounced back from a crushing loss in the series opener to beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-1 and stay locked into the final AL wild card. Castro connected in the eighth inning, and both of Wallner’s RBI singles came off Gavin Williams, who has just one win in his last seven starts. The Twins entered with a 1 1/2-game lead over Detroit for the last playoff berth. Lane Thomas homered for the AL Central-leading Guardians, who are closing in on the postseason. They can still clinch on Wednesday. Source: https://www.chron.com/sports/article/willi-castro-... |
| 8/18/24 | Twins beat struggling Rangers 5-2. Willi Castro drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single and another Minnesota run scored on the play due to a throwing error as the Twins rallied to beat the slumping Texas Rangers 5-2 on Saturday night. Trailing 2-1 heading into the eighth, the Twins got singles from Edouard Julien and Christian Vázquez on 0-2 pitches by Nathan Eovaldi (8-7). Source: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2024/08/18/twins-bea... |
| 8/18/24 | Willi Castro's 2-run single highlights 3-run 8th inning as Twins beat struggling Rangers 5-2. Willi Castro drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single and another Minnesota run scored on the play due to a throwing error as the Twins rallied to beat the slumping Texas Rangers 5-2. Trevor Larnach hit his 12th homer of the season and the Twins added a run in the ninth on Kyle Farmer’s sacrifice fly that scored Carlos Santana, who drew the game’s only walk. Ronny Henriquez (1-0) pitched two scoreless innings in relief of David Festa and earned his first big-league victory. Carson Kelly drove in both runs for Texas with a single in the second inning and a double in the fourth. Source: https://www.chron.com/sports/article/willi-castro-... |
| 8/17/24 | Willi Castro's 2-run single highlights 3-run 8th inning as Twins beat struggling Rangers 5-2. Willi Castro drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single and another Minnesota run scored on the play due to a throwing error as the Twins rallied to beat the slumping Texas Rangers 5-2. Trevor Larnach hit his 12th homer of the season and the Twins added a run in the ninth on Kyle Farmer’s sacrifice fly that scored Carlos Santana, who drew the game’s only walk. Ronny Henriquez (1-0) pitched two scoreless innings in relief of David Festa and earned his first big-league victory. Carson Kelly drove in both runs for Texas with a single in the second inning and a double in the fourth. Source: https://www.chron.com/sports/article/willi-castro-... |
| 8/13/24 | Twins beat Royals 8-3 with home runs by Castro and Lewis in 6-run 2nd inning off Singer. Willi Castro had a three-run home run and Royce Lewis hit a two-run shot in a six-run second inning for the Minnesota Twins on the way to an 8-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals. The Twins improved to 6-2 against the Royals this season in opening a key series between the division rivals and close wild card competitors. The Twins are 6-2 against the Royals this season. They remained 3½ games behind American League Central leader Cleveland after splitting a four-game series with the Guardians over the weekend. The third-place Royals dropped to five games back. Source: https://www.chron.com/sports/article/twins-beat-ro... |
| 8/12/24 | Twins beat Royals 8-3 with home runs by Castro and Lewis in 6-run 2nd inning off Singer. Willi Castro had a three-run home run and Royce Lewis hit a two-run shot in a six-run second inning for the Minnesota Twins on the way to an 8-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals to open a key series between the division rivals and close wild card competitors on Monday night. The Twins, who improved to 6-2 against the Royals this season, remained 3 1/2 games behind American League Central leader Cleveland after splitting a four-game series with the Guardians during the weekend. The third-place Royals dropped to five games back. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/twins-beat-royals-8-3-022... |
| 7/15/24 | Castro’s unlikely rise to All-Star started with promise to his dad. ARLINGTON, TEXAS – When Willi Castro signed with Cleveland as a 16-year-old, he promised his dad he would make it to the major leagues for him. Liliano Castro played two minor leagues seasons in the Detroit Tigers farm system from 1987-88 before retiring because of an injury. He later became an instructor with the Tigers and the New York Mets, introducing Willi to the sport when he was a ... Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/castro-unlikely-rise-star... |
| 7/11/24 | Twins' Willi Castro named to AL All-Star team as replacement for Jose Altuve. Minnesota Twins utilityman Willi Castro has been named to the AL All-Star team as a replacement for Jose Altuve. He's played at least 20 games at five positions this season. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/twins-willi-castro-named-... |
| 7/08/24 | Minnesota-Chicago White Sox Runs. Twins first. Willi Castro singles to center field. Carlos Correa grounds out to shallow infield. Willi Castro out at second. Trevor Larnach homers to right field. Jose Miranda flies out to deep center field to Corey Julks. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Twins 1, White sox 0. White sox third. Nicky Lopez walks. Corey Julks grounds out to shortstop. Nicky Lopez out at second. Martin Maldonado homers to center field. Lenyn Sosa flies out to center field to Byron Buxton. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Twins 1, White sox 1. Twins fourth. Trevor Larnach walks. Jose Miranda grounds out to shallow infield. Trevor Larnach out at second. Max Kepler doubles to right field. Byron Buxton doubles Source: https://www.recorderonline.com/sports/national_spo... |
| 7/06/24 | Houston Astros' Joey Loperfido Makes Incredible Juggling Catch at the Wall. Friday night's showdown between the Houston Astros and Minnesota Twins featured 25 runs scored, but perhaps the most impressive play of the game came on the defensive end. Twins second baseman Willi Castro was up with a man on first and no outs in the bottom of the eighth inning. Astros rookie Joey Loperfido was tracking it the whole way, though, and he leapt up in an attempt to rob Castro. Loperfido snagged the ball, but it bounced out of his glove when he ran into the padding of the wall. Source: https://www.si.com/fannation/mlb/fastball/news/hou... |
| 7/01/24 | Minnesota Twins' Willi Castro Has Already Made MLB History With Defensive Versatility. Willi Castro has given the Minnesota Twins unprecedented defensive versatility in 2024, making history just halfway through the season. Castro, who has appeared in all 84 games for the Twins so far this year, started at shortstop against the Seattle Mariners on Sunday. It marked his 21st appearance and 18th start at the position as he once again filled in for Carlos Correa, who got the day off. According to Céspedes Family BBQ, Castro is now the first player in MLB history to appear in at least 20 games at second, third, short, center and left all in the same season. Source: https://www.si.com/fannation/mlb/fastball/history/... |
| 6/23/24 | [USA Today: For The Win] - Willi Castro Player Props: June 23, Twins vs. Athletics. Willi Castro will look to build on a one-hit performance in his last game (1-for-4 with a double). His Minnesota Twins face Hogan Harris (...) Source: https://sportspyder.com/mlb/oakland-athletics/arti... |
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