A day after the Toronto Blue Jays officially announced that they added former Detroit Tigers prospect Carlos Mendoza to their organization, reports say they have now plucked an intriguing player from a National League team. News broke on Tuesday (Nov. 25) that the Blue Jays have signed infielder Rodolfo Castro, who spent the 2025 season within the Philadelphia Phillies system.
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The switch-hitting Castro will turn 27-years-old in May and has spent time in the majors, but not since 2023. Originally signed out of the Dominican Republic by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2015, Castro made his MBL debut in 2021, but was worth -0.