Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Diego Castillo was reinstated from the COVID-19 injured list on Saturday. Manager Kevin Cash had hoped that Castillo would only miss Friday's game- and fortunately for the Rays, he'll be available for Saturday's contest against the Blue Jays. Castillo has a surprisingly firm grip on the ninth inning for Tampa Bay, as he's already recorded four saves, though he'll be looking to bounce back from Wednesday's blown opportunity.

Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Diego Castillo (COVID-19 vaccine) will be unavailable for Friday night's game as he deals with side effects from receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, according to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. Manager Kevin Cash said that he hopes Castillo is only out for Friday's game, and the team is closely monitoring his situation. Managers will want to look to toss someone else into the lineup on Friday while Castillo is out.

Tampa Bay Rays closer Diego Castillo blew his second save chance of the season and was saddled with the loss in a 9-8 game against the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday. Entering the game with an 8-7 lead in the bottom of the ninth inning, Castillo allowed two runs on two hits and a walk in two-thirds of an inning. The 27-year-old right-hander is now 4-for-6 on save chances in 2021 and has a 2.79 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and 13 strikeouts in his 9 2/3 innings pitched. He hasn't pitched terribly, but ...

Tampa Bay Rays closer Diego Castillo earned his third save of the year on Monday, allowing just one walk and one hit while striking out the side in the ninth inning of a 1-0 win over the Rangers. Castillo is now 3-for-4 in save opportunities this season, with a 1.59 ERA and eight strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings of work. He has only allowed one run this year, coming on a home run that earned him a blown save against the Red Sox. He's one of the top closers in fantasy right now, and managers should ...

Tampa Bay Rays closer Diego Castillo blew the save on Tuesday night, allowing one run on one hit with two strikeouts in an inning of work. Castillo blew the save on the first batter he faced, as catcher Christian Vazquez sent Castillo's third pitch of the inning over the left field fence to make it a 5-5 game in the ninth. It was the second hit and first run that Castillo has allowed this year, as he is 2-for-3 in save opportunities and has five strikeouts in three innings of work. Tuesday was...

Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Diego Castillo recorded the team's first save of the year, striking out two and allowing no baserunners in the Rays' 1-0 Opening Day win over the Marlins. Since Nick Anderson went down with a partially torn elbow ligament, closing duties were expected to fall on Castillo or Pete Fairbanks. The Rays turned to Castillo for the first save opportunity of 2021, although Fairbanks was called on in the eighth inning, where he allowed one hit and one walk in a scoreless ...

As I created my early 2021 Relief Pitcher rankings, I realized how wide open so many bullpens are right now due to free agency. But there is at least one team that can sleep well knowing the back end of their bullpen is solid as bedrock and that's the Tampa Bay Rays. Diego Castillo and Nick Anderson are one of the most lethal relief pitcher-duos in the land and happen to be my favorite.Prior to 2020, I was imploring the masses to avoid the Nick Anderson hype-train and instead snag Diego Castillo...

Diego Castillo finished the shortened-2020 campaign with 3 W, 4 SV, 1.66 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, and 23 K across 21.2 IP and finished as the RP19. Practically doing away with his four-seam fastball, the 26 year old threw his slider at a surprising 64.7% clip, and despite the slight dip in K-rate from previous seasons the results were very promising. He posted career-bests in O-Swing%, Contact%, and SwStr% while boasting a 2.13 GB/FB and 24.1 Hard%. Castillo was one of only two relievers with a GB% ...

The Tampa Bay Rays have activated reliever Diego Castillo from the paternity list ahead of Monday's series opener versus the Braves. Infielder Daniel Robertson was sent to the team's alternate site in a corresponding move. Castillo missed the first three games of the season due to the birth of his child, and should immediately step into a late-inning relief role for the Rays. The right-hander picked up eight saves a season ago and could find himself picking up a few more in 2020.

Tampa Bay Rays right-handed reliever Diego Castillo will begin the 2020 season on the paternity list, with utilityman Daniel Robertson having been recalled to take his spot on the 30-man roster. Castillo, who racked up a whopping 10.6 K/9 out of relief last season, figured to factor prominently into the back end of the Rays bullpen. Nick Anderson should now have unabated opportunities to save games in Castillos absence. The nature of how quickly Castillo returns depends on his passing the ...