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Yankees ink former Reds catcher Wilkin Castillo

After signing with the Yankees, Wilkin Castillo is expected to join Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, a team for which he has previously played for. Last season, Castillo played 45 games with the RailRiders before being granted free agency in November of 2017.

Castillo has 22 games worth of major league experience, all with the Cincinnati Reds during the 2008-2009 seasons. Since then, Castillo has roamed the abyss that is minor league baseball, including playing in Mexico as well as the Dominican Winter League, perennially.

Although his at-bats in MLB have been limited, Castillo has a career batting average of .