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Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch says Willi Castro 'can help us win.' What is he seeing?

DUNEDIN, Fla. — Detroit Tigers utility player Willi Castro remembers the 2020 American League Rookie of the Year race.

"I always think about that," Castro said.

His chances of winning the award were slim, simply because he didn't play as many games as Seattle Mariners outfielder Kyle Lewis, the season-long frontrunner who secured all 30 first-place voices.

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Castro tied for fourth place with Oakland Athletics catcher Sean Murphy, finishing behind Lewis, Chicago White Sox outfielder Luis Robert and Houston Astros right-hander Cristian Javier.