Adrian

Del Castillo

Del Castillo returns to the big leagues as emergency catching depth behind James McCann after Gabriel Moreno suffered a minor hamstring injury during Friday’s win over the Padres.

Del Castillo went 0-for-3 in his six days with the D-backs, leaving him at .196/.249/.313 in 195 plate appearances overall. One imagines he’ll be a 40-man roster casualty this winter.

The Diamondbacks are hopeful that Del Castillo will be able to provide more thump as a bench bat than Max Kepler was able to. The 26-year-old backstop has hit .199/.253/.318 with five home runs, 24 RBI and one stolen base in 192 plate appearanes on the season.

Del Castillo returns to the minors with starting catcher Gabriel Moreno back from paternity leave for Wednesday’s showdown against San Diego.

Del Castillo gets the call to replace an injured Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (adductor) on Arizona’s active roster. The 26-year-old is unlikely to play enough to matter for fantasy purposes and was hitting just .185 (28-for-151) with five homers and 23 RBI across 51 games this season before being shipped to the minors back on July 6.

Del Castillo returns to the minors with veteran James McCann back from the injured list to serve as starter Gabriel Moreno’s primary caddy. The 26-year-old offers an intriguing offensive ceiling, but he’s hit just .185 (28-for-151) with five homers and 23 RBI across 51 games in the majors this season.

Del Castillo took Brandon Woodruff deep before Woodruff exited with an injury, and it gave the D-backs a 3-0 lead. The 26-year-old went hitless for the rest of the game, but a three-run roundtripper will suffice. Castillo has not been effective with the bat for the majority of 2026, and even with the homer his .185/.244/.311 slash is far from appealing.

Del Castillo’s glove always figured to hold him back, but he’s been a disaster at the plate this year, too, hitting just 182/.242/.291 with a 29 percent strikeout rate. The Diamondbacks might have room to keep him as a part-time DH after James McCann comes off the IL, but he’s just not giving them any reason to.

Lawlar missed two months after suffering a fractured wrist in his sixth game of the season in April. Now he’s back on the IL after injuring his hamstring in his sixth game after returning to the lineup. Manager Torey Lovullo said there’s some hope Lawlar could beat a potential four- to six-week timeline, but it seems likely that he’s out through the break. The Diamondbacks didn’t recall Ryan Waldschmidt as Lawlar’s replacement, instead choosing Tim Tawa, so it looks like Jorge Barrosa is about to see a significant playing time increase. They can also use Tommy Troy in center, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. in left and Adrian Del Castillo at DH in search of more offense, not that Del Castillo has provided much to date.

Smith has not played since the opening series of the season after having surgery to remove loose bodies in his elbow. The 30-year-old hit .258/.362/.434 with eight home runs and 28 RBI in 288 plate appearances last season. He came into this season as the starter at first base against right-handed pitching. With Ildemaro Vargas playing well, Smith will likely replace Adrian Del Castillo as the team’s regular designated hitter.