![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-1417828537.jpg\")
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGetty\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – AUGUST 24: Kervin Castro #74 of the Chicago Cubs celebrate after defeating the St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Wrigley Field on August 24, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Reaves\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
On Sunday night, the New York Yankees<\/a> will play their second game of the day against the Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> in the Bronx.<\/p>\n They most recently lost Sunday afternoon\u2019s game by a score of 8-2.<\/p>\n After also losing Friday\u2019s game 2-1, the Yankees will look to avoid a sweep.<\/p>\n UPDATE: The Yankees won 2-1.<\/p>\n New York Yankees Add 3-Year MLB Player GettyKervin Castro #74 of the New York Yankees poses for a photo during New York Yankees Photo Day at George M. Steinbrenner Field on February 17, 2026 in Tampa, Florida.<\/p>\n Ahead of Sunday night\u2019s game, the Yankees announced that they have called up Kervin Castro<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Yankees wrote (via X):<\/a> \u201c\u2022 Recalled RHP Kervin Castro (#74) from Triple-A Scranton\/Wilkes-Barre.\u201d<\/p>\n Castro is in the middle of his first season with the Yankees.<\/p>\n He appeared in one game earlier this year.<\/p>\n Looking at Castro GettyCHICAGO, ILLINOIS \u2013 AUGUST 19: Kervin Castro #74 of the Chicago Cubs<\/a> delivers a pitch during the fifth inning against the Milwaukee Brewers<\/a> at Wrigley Field on August 19, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois.<\/p>\n Castro has spent part of three seasons in the MLB<\/a>.<\/p>\n Before New York, the 27-year-old had spent time with the Chicago Cubs and San Francisco Giants<\/a>.<\/p>\n He has gone 1-2 with a 4.88 ERA in 21 career games.<\/p>\n Social Media Reacts GettyKervin Castro #76 of the San Francisco Giants pitches against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the third inning in game 4 of the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium on October 12, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s what people were saying about the news:<\/p>\n Chris Kirschner:<\/a> \u201cKervin Castro is the pick instead of de Los Santos\u201d<\/p>\n Ryan Garcia:<\/a> \u201cKervin Castro has a fascinating pitch mix; he relies on his three fastballs and is able to get soft contact and whiffs on it. Good extension helps his fastballs play up more, started mixing in a curveball after returning from the IL.\u201d<\/p>\n @FiresideYankees:<\/a> \u201cThe Yankees have optioned Jake Bird<\/a> to Triple-A and have recalled RHP Kervin Castro from Scranton. Castro has produced a 2.05 ERA and a 27.6% K% across 20 appearances for the RailRiders.\u201d<\/p>\n Yankees Right Now GettyManager Aaron Boone #17 of the New York Yankees takes the ball from Cam Schlittler<\/a> #31 during the fifth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers in game one of a doubleheader at Yankee Stadium on July 19, 2026 in New York City.<\/p>\n The Yankees are currently the second-place team in the American League East with a 54-44 record in 98 games.<\/p>\n They are just 2.0 games back of the Tampa Bay Rays<\/a> for first.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tBen Stinar<\/a> Ben Stinar has been covering the NBA for over seven years.\u00a0
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2262206671.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-1415864626.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-1346278152.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2286782258.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n
\n
\nHe has written for OnSI, Forbes, Amico Hoops, The Big Lead and had a podcast with former All-Star Jameer Nelson. More about Ben Stinar<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – AUGUST 24: Kervin Castro #74 of the Chicago Cubs celebrate after defeating the St.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":813941,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[435],"tags":[49,48,462,82],"class_list":["post-813940","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mlb","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-mlb","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/813940","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=813940"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/813940\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/813941"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=813940"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=813940"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=813940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}