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Yankees acquire Wilkin Castillo from Long Island Ducks

Per Michael Pfaff, the president of the Long Island Ducks, the New York Yankees purchased the contract of catcher Wilkin Castillo and have assigned him to the Scranton Wilkes/Barre RailRiders.

The @Yankees have purchased the contract of @LIDucks catcher Wilkin Castillo and assigned him to Triple-A Scranton. Congrats Wilkin – well deserved!

Snapshot of Castillo

Castillo, who turns 34 in a week, has made his way around the Minors, MLB, and independent leagues since 2004. At 18-years-old, he was signed by the Diamondbacks as an amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic.