Yankees promote pitcher who hasn't played in MLB since 2022

The New York Yankees will grab most of the headlines Thursday by promoting Spencer Jones.

He's not the only guy arriving with the Yanks from Triple-A, though. Kervin Castro is coming, too.

MLB insider Francys Romero reported the news on Thursday. It'll be Castro's first time in MLB since 2022.

The 27-year old's name really is Kervin, and he has a 3.14 ERA and 10 strikeouts in 14.1 innings this season so far at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

A season ago, Castro had a 1.53 ERA in Triple-A.

“Kervin’s gotten my attention,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said in Spring Training, via MLB.com.

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He made his debut in 2021 with the San Francisco Giants and had a 0.00 ERA in 10 games.

He then gave up five runs in just 1.2 innings for the Giants in 2022 and moved on to the Chicago Cubs, where he had a 7.59 ERA in eight appearances.

He pitched in 2023 at Triple-A Toledo in the Tigers' organization, then missed the entire 2024 season before his time with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in 2025.

Now, he's proven again with the RailRiders that his stuff can still get the job done. He'll try to show that it works in the majors, too.

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