Castro signed a one-year contract with the KIA Tigers of the Korea Baseball Organization on Tuesday, Dan Kurtz of MyKBO.net reports.

EDGE Analysis

Castro spent all of 2025 in the Royals' farm system and slashed .307/.354/.538 with 21 homers, 65 RBI and 54 runs scored across 403 plate appearances at Triple-A Omaha. The 32-year-old hasn't appeared in a big-league game since 2023 and will now attempt to revive his career overseas.

The Royals reassigned Castro to minor-league camp Tuesday.

EDGE Analysis

Along with Castro, fellow infielders Tyler Tolbert and Nick Loftin were sent out to minor-league camp, a likely indicator that Cavan Biggio will open the season in a utility role with Kansas City. The 31-year-old Castro saw big-league action in six straight seasons from 2018 through 2023 between stops with Detroit and Colorado before spending the entire 2024 campaign in the Mexican League.

Castro signed a minor-league contract with the Royals on Saturday and received an invitation to spring training.

EDGE Analysis

Castro spent the 2024 season in the Mexican Baseball League, where he slashed .320/.366/.447 across 363 plate appearances. He'll now attempt an MLB comeback after his strong season in Mexico, though there's a good chance his return to affiliated ball begins at Triple-A Omaha.

Castro signed a contract with the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican Baseball League on Wednesday.

EDGE Analysis

The six-year major-league veteran spent last season with the Rockies, slashing just .252/.275/.314. Castro, 30, is a career .278 hitter and can play all over the field, but that evidently wasn't enough to garner much interest from big-league clubs.

The Rockies sent Castro outright to Triple-A Albuquerque on Friday.

EDGE Analysis

Castro slashed .252/.275/.314 with 31 RBI across 270 plate appearances with the Rockies in 2023, and he will remain in the organization after clearing waivers. Barring a significant turnaround, the 29-year-old infielder seems unlikely to have a significant role with Colorado in 2024.

Castro went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a stolen base in Sunday's 10-5 loss to the White Sox.

EDGE Analysis

Castro has seen limited playing time in August, with this being just his seventh game this month. He's gone 4-for-14 with four RBI in that span. The 29-year-old is slashing .267/.283/.332 with one home run, 29 RBI, 23 runs scored and 12 doubles through 241 plate appearances this season. With Brendan Rodgers heating up over the last week, Castro's best path to playing time at second base appears to be closing up.

Castro is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Padres.

EDGE Analysis

The 29-year-old has filled the strong side of a platoon at second base for most of the season, but he'll likely transition into a utility role after Brendan Rodgers made his return from the 60-day injured list Monday. The lefty-hitting Castro is on the bench for a second straight day, even with the Padres bringing a right-hander (Nick Martinez) to the hill.

Castro is absent from the lineup Friday versus the Athletics.

EDGE Analysis

Alan Trejo will start at second base and bat eighth. He and Castro continue to share a lefty-righty platoon at the keystone for Colorado.

Castro is not in the lineup Tuesday at Washington.

EDGE Analysis

Castro went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored in the Rockies' series-opening defeat of the Nationals on Monday, but Alan Trejo will get the nod at second base and bat eighth in Tuesday's tilt.

Updating a previous report, Castro will start at second base and bat ninth in Monday's game against the Nationals, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

The Rockies released a lineup earlier Monday that didn't include Castro, but he'll end up re-entering the starting nine after all. Though he typically gives way to platoon mate Alan Trejo at the keystone when the Rockies oppose lefties like the Nationals' Patrick Corbin, Colorado will make room for both Castro and Trejo by deploying the latter at third base in place of a resting Ryan McMahon.