Castro hit a three-run homer in Monday night's win over the Royals.
Willi Castro is a true jack-of-all-trades. He can play any position on the field, and he can hit anywhere in the lineup, including at the top of the order like in Monday night’s“We didn’t have a ton of options to hit at the top of our lineup,” Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said postgame. “Why not just go to the guy that does everything else and just put him out there, you know? And he’s taken to it.
“It felt great,” Castro said. “Having some good swings lately. … I executed pretty good; the swing was pretty good. We were just focused on that is getting a good pitch.” Offensively, Castro is hitting .259 with a .342 on-base percentage, a .407 slugging percentage and a .749 OPS. Along with the nine homers, he has 26 doubles, five triples and 44 RBIs.
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