Adrian Del Castillo
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12. April 2026
First start at catcher
Del Castillo went 3-for-4 with an RBI in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Phillies.
Analyse
Del Castillo, who made his first start of the season behind the plate, had a run-scoring single in the first inning, giving him hits in three straight contests. He's in line for more catching work after the Diamondbacks announced an intention to place Gabriel Moreno (back) on the injured list. The organization views Del Castillo's bat as being ahead of his defensive duties, so it's unclear if the plan is to use him as the primary backup to James McCann or reach down to Triple-A Reno for a catcher. Not calling up a third catcher might make it too risky to use Del Castillo as a designated hitter, which is where he made his first three starts before Saturday.
8. April 2026
Drives in two in loss
Del Castillo started at designated hitter and went 1-for-5 with two RBI in Tuesday's 4-3 extra-inning loss to the Mets.
Analyse
With two outs and the bases loaded, Del Castillo challenged a called third strike, which was ruled a ball upon review. He didn't waste his second life and delivered a two-run single to right field to knot the game at 2-2. One batter later, Nolan Arenado doubled in the go-ahead run. The lefty batting Del Castillo, who was activated from the injured list Saturday, made his second start in three games since coming off the IL, both as the DH against right-handers.
