The Royals introduced they’ve signed utility participant Harold Castro to a minor league take care of an invite to spring coaching. The 31-year-old is a six-year MLB vet with the Tigers and Rockies and has performed each place on the sphere besides catcher. For his profession he has hit .278/.303/.366 with 16 dwelling runs in 450 video games.
Castro was initially signed by the Tigers out of Venezuela and made his MLB debut in 2018. His finest season got here in 2022 when he hit .271/.300/.381 with seven dwelling runs in 443 plate appearances. He was non-tendered by the Tigers after that season and spent a yr with the Rockies. He spent final yr with the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League and hit .332 with 15 dwelling runs in 51 video games within the Venezuelan Winter League this low season.
Castro provides the Royals one other left-handed bench choice, one thing J.J. Picollo mentioned he was looking for. He’ll compete for a roster spot with another left-handed utility gamers the Royals have acquired this low season like Braden Shewmake and Cavan Biggio.
