The Mariners plan to pick out right-hander Luis F. Castillo to start out tomorrow night’s sport in opposition to the Giants, the membership knowledgeable reporters (together with Adam Jude of The Seattle Occasions). As Jude notes, it’ll be the second straight Mariners sport began by a Luis Castillo. Seattle’s veteran right-hander of the identical title tossed seven innings in yesterday’s win over Detroit.
Luis F. Castillo shall be making his first main league begin. The 30-year-old has three MLB reduction appearances beneath his belt. These got here with the 2022 Tigers, for whom he tossed 3 2/3 scoreless innings with 4 strikeouts. Detroit despatched him by way of outright waivers on the finish of that season. Castillo signed with the Chiba Lotte Marines of Japan’s Nippon Skilled Baseball the next offseason.
After delivering a 3.12 ERA throughout 49 innings for the Marines, Castillo moved to the Orix Buffaloes. He fired 94 1/3 innings of two.96 ERA ball regardless of a pedestrian 19.6% strikeout price. Castillo confirmed incredible management, although, strolling fewer than 5% of batters confronted for the second consecutive season. The Dominican-born pitcher returned to the affiliated ranks final offseason, becoming a member of the Mariners on a minor league contract in January.
Castillo pitched 5 innings of three-run ball throughout three appearances in Spring Coaching. He labored 5 2/3 frames in his first Triple-A begin on Sunday, permitting one run on two hits and a pair of walks. Seattle will convey him up for at the least a spot begin because the fifth spot of their rotation comes round. Emerson Hancock bought that job out of Spring Coaching due to the George Kirby damage, however the former sixth total choose couldn’t escape the primary inning in his season debut. Seattle optioned him out just a few days later.
The Mariners introduced this afternoon that they reinstated Jorge Polanco from the paternity checklist. They optioned Leo Rivas and swingman Jhonathan Díaz to Triple-A Tacoma. Castillo will take Díaz’s energetic roster spot. The 40-man roster is at capability, in order that they’ll have to make one other transfer in that regard tomorrow.
