Cincinnati Reds outfielder Nick Castellanos went 1-for-5 with a solo homer in a 6-5 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday. Castellanos squared up a ninth-inning offering from Pittsburgh reliever Chris Stratton to bring the Reds within one run of tying the game. Unfortunately for the Reds, Stratton was able to get the next batter, Joey Votto, on a strikeout to end the game. Castellanos is wrapping up a career year, hitting .314 with 29 homers, 84 runs, 82 RBI, and two steals over 472 at-bats. He remains an everyday starter in fantasy leagues.

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Nick Castellanos went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and a walk in a 6-4 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday. Castellanos took St. Louis starter Miles Mikolas deep in the third inning for a two-run shot as part of a four-run frame. The veteran outfielder is putting the finishing touches on a career year, hitting .317 with 28 homers, 83 runs, 81 RBI, and two steals over 464 at-bats. Castellanos is hitting .293 with five homers and 10 RBI over his past 15 games as he looks to finish the season strong.

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Nick Castellanos went 1-for-5 with a solo homer in a 4-3 win over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday. Castellanos launched a solo shot in the first inning off of Chicago starter Adrian Sampson. The veteran outfielder is enjoying a career year, hitting .320 with 27 homers, 82 runs, 79 RBI, and two steals over 453 at-bats. Castellanos has been hot at the plate of late, hitting .393 with three homers, seven runs, and seven RBI in 2021.

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Nick Castellanos turned in a huge game in a 12-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 2 of a Wednesday doubleheader. Castellanos went 2-for-3 with two homers, three runs, six RBI, and a walk in the lopsided win. The veteran outfielder ripped a two-run homer in the first inning and followed that up with a grand slam in the second frame. Castellanos' grand slam drew some concerns from the Cardinals dugout, with manager Mike Shildt asking the umpires to inspect his bat because he thought he saw a small chip at the end of the bat. The umpires determined that Castellanos' bat was not illegal and the grand slam was allowed to stand. The veteran outfielder is hitting .319 with 26 homers, 79 runs, 78 RBI, and two steals over 432 at-bats this year. He is now one homer shy of his career-high, a mark which was set back in 2019.

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Nick Castellanos went 1-for-4 with a solo homer in a 5-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday. Castellanos took Milwaukee reliever Brent Suter deep in the sixth inning for his second home run in as many days. He has been swinging a hot bat of late, hitting .407 with three homers and eight RBI over seven games. Overall, Castellanos has a .320 with 24 homers, 75 runs, 72 RBI, and two steals across 410 at-bats.

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Nick Castellanos went 2-for-4 with a solo homer in a 4-1 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday. Castellanos hit a ninth-inning homer off of Jake Cousins to give the Reds their only run of the game on an evening where Cincinnati only managed five hits. The veteran outfielder is heating up at the plate, hitting .370 with two homers and seven RBI over his past seven contests. On the season, he is batting .320 with 23 homers, 74 runs, 71 RBI, and two steals.

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Nick Castellanos is likely to opt out of his contract at the end of the 2021 season, according to MLB Network's Jon Heyman. He has two years and $34 million left on his contract after this year, but he will be primed for a much more lucrative deal as a free agent this offseason. The 29-year-old Castellanos is in the midst of a career-best season. Over 105 games this year, he's slashing .318/.376/.565 with 22 home runs, 70 RBI and 73 runs. He'll be one of the hottest names on the free agent market assuming he indeed decides to opt out.

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Nick Castellanos went 2-for-4 with a homer and four RBI in a 7-4 win over the Miami Marlins on Saturday. Castellanos hit a two-run homer in the first inning, added an RBI groundout in the sixth, and drove in a run with an eighth-inning single. The big night raises his slash line to .320/.378/.571 with 22 homers, 72 runs, 70 RBI, and two steals over 394 at-bats. Castellanos is heating up at the plate, hitting .375 with two homers and seven RBI over his past seven games.

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Nick Castellanos went 1-for-4 with a solo homer in a 2-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday. Castellanos launched a 412-foot homer off of Chicago starter Kyle Hendricks in the sixth inning, giving the Reds their only run of the ballgame. The veteran outfielder is putting together a career year, hitting .317 with 21 homers, 68 runs, 64 RBI, and two steals over 379 at-bats. He has a .261 average and two homers over his past seven games. Castellanos remains an everyday fantasy starter going forward.

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Nick Castellanos went 1-for-3 with a solo homer in a 6-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday. Castellanos homered off of Phillies ace Zack Wheeler in the sixth inning after Wheeler hit him with a pitch on the shoulder in the fourth. The All-Star outfielder is hitting .319 with 20 homers, 66 runs, 63 RBI, and two steals over 367 at-bats this season. His bat has been quiet of late, with Castellanos hitting just .208 with three homers over his past 15 games. He remains an everyday starter in fantasy despite his recent cold spell.

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Nick Castellanos is out of the team's lineup on Thursday. Castellanos is hitting .319 with a .375 on-base percentage, 19 home runs, and two stolen bases in 400 plate appearances this season but won't start against Atlanta Braves left-hander Kyle Muller. It'll be Aristides Aquino getting the start in right field. Aquino is batting sixth against Muller and could be worth a look for fantasy managers searching for streaming options on Thursday with home run potential. In 115 plate appearances this season, the 27-year-old is batting .227 with a .330 on-base percentage, seven home runs, and a stolen base.

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Nick Castellanos went 2-for-5 with a homer and two RBI in an 11-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday. Castellanos knocked an RBI single in the third inning and then hit a solo shot off Pittsburgh starter Mitch Keller in the fifth inning of the win. The veteran outfielder had been quiet in his first two games since getting activated off of the injured list, going hitless in seven at-bats, but his bat came to life on Saturday in the blowout win. Castellanos is in the midst of a career year, hitting .324 with 19 homers, 61 runs, 61 RBI, and two steals in 349 at-bats.

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Nick Castellanos (wrist) has been activated from the injured list and is in the starting lineup on Thursday, according to Mark Sheldon of MLB.com. In a corresponding move, the Reds optioned infielder Max Schrock to Triple-A Louisville. Castellanos has been sidelined since mid-July after suffering a fractured wrist on a hit by pitch, and prior to that he's been one of the top outfielders in fantasy as he's slashing .329/.389/.582 with 18 homers, 59 RBI and 59 runs scored over 86 games. He's getting the start in right field and batting third against the Pirates on Thursday, and manager should slot him back into the lineup in all formats.

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Nick Castellanos (wrist) could be activated off the 10-day injured list as early as Thursday. He'll miss Wednesday's game, but is expected to take batting practice prior to the game, according to manager David Bell. That should help determine whether or not Castellanos is ready to come off the injured list. Regardless, it sounds like Castellanos is close to returning, so fantasy managers should prepare to get him back in their lineup soon.

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Nick Castellanos (wrist) has begun throwing but he is not ready to hit as he works his way back from a microfracture in his right wrist. Castellanos was hit by a pitch in mid-July and was placed on the 10-day injured list retroactive to July 20. The veteran outfielder was in the midst of a career year, hitting .329 with 18 homers, 59 runs, 59 RBI, and two steals. Both the Reds and his fantasy managers are surely looking forward to getting his bat back in the lineup but the team has yet to provide an updated timeline at the moment.

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers and Cincinnati start the second half of the season the same way they ended the first — with Nick Castellanos and the Reds hoping to pick up where they left off. After Castellanos and the resurgent Reds won three out of four in Milwaukee last weekend to pull within four games of the NL Central-leading Brewers, the schedule matches them up again for a three-game set in Cincinnati right after the All-Star break. In the last two games the Reds scored go-ahead runs in the ninth inning off All-Star closer Josh Hader. Cincinnati’s spare-parts bullpen has struggled for much of the season but suddenly looked unbeatable. The Reds are sizzling in July, winning nine of 11 since dropping a rain-shortened game to the Padres on June 30. Cincinnati won the series finale with San Diego on July 1, swept the Cubs and took two out of three from Kansas City before besting the Brewers. Eugenio Suarez, hitting just .175, homered to lead off the Reds ninth Saturday night... [More]

DENVER (AP) — The Latest on the All-Star Game on Tuesday night at Coors Field (all times local): 9:20 p.m. Shohei Ohtani unleashed his 100 mph heat while pitching a perfect inning for the win in becoming baseball’s first two-way All-Star, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. rocked Coors Field with a 468-foot home run and the American League breezed 5-2 for its eighth straight victory. Ohtani was 0 for 2 at the plate, grounding out twice as the AL's leadoff man and designated hitter. The Angels phenom pitched a 1-2-3 first inning on 14 pitches a night after competing in the Home Run Derby. Mike Zunino of the Rays also connected for the AL, which has won 20 of the last 23 All-Star Games, not including a tie in 2002. Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto homered for the National League, which had just seven hits at mile-high Coors. Jared Walsh, Ohtani’s teammate on Los Angeles, got a save — with his glove. He made a sliding catch in left field on Kris Bryant’s tricky liner with the bases loaded to end the eighth... [More]

DENVER (AP) — The Latest on the All-Star Game on Tuesday night at Coors Field (all times local): 8:30 p.m. Milwaukee right-hander Freddy Peralta went 3 for 3 in the seventh inning — three batters faced and three strikeouts. Peralta and the NL trail the AL 5-2 after seven innings at the All-Star Game. Peralta struck out Adolis García on a slider, J.D. Martinez with a fastball and Matt Olson with another fastball. Rays reliever Andrew Kittredge — a last-minute replacement on the AL roster — produced three straight groundball outs in the bottom half of the inning. ___ 8:15 p.m. First-time All-Star Mike Zunino of the Tampa Bay Rays homered off Mets right-hander Taijuan Walker in his first at-bat in the sixth. The right-handed hitter crushed one to the second deck in right field to put the American League ahead 5-1. The 30-year-old Zunino has 19 home runs already this season, nearing his career high of 25. His power and defense behind the plate enabled him to be an All-Star despite a .198 batting... [More]

DENVER (AP) — The Latest on the All-Star Game on Tuesday night at Coors Field (all times local): 10:15 p.m. First-time All-Star Mike Zunino of the Tampa Bay Rays homered off Mets right-hander Taijuan Walker in his first at-bat in the sixth. The right-handed hitter crushed one to the second deck in right field to put the American League ahead 5-1. The 30-year-old Zunino has 19 home runs already this season, nearing his career high of 25. His power and defense behind the plate enabled him to be an All-Star despite a .198 batting average. Rays manager Kevin Cash, skipper for the AL team, smiled wide on the bench watching Zunino round the bases. Oakland ace Chris Bassitt got two quick outs in the bottom of the sixth before running into trouble. Manny Machado singled, advanced on an error, reached third on a walk and then scored on a passed ball to pull the NL within 5-2. 7:50 p.m. Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. knocked in another run and the American League scored twice in the fifth... [More]

DENVER (AP) — The Latest on the All-Star Game on Tuesday night at Coors Field (all times local): 7:50 p.m. Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. knocked in another run and the American League scored twice in the fifth inning to take a 4-1 lead in the All-Star Game at cavernous Coors Field. Guerrero, who hit a 468-foot solo homer in the third inning, added a run-scoring groundout to second base to make it 3-0 in the top of the fifth. Boston's Xander Bogaerts added a run-scoring single. Both runs came off Miami lefty Trevor Rogers but they were unearned because of an error on Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford. The NL got on the board in the bottom half when Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto went deep off left-hander Gregory Soto. Realmuto is the first Philadelphia player to homer in the All-Star Game since Mike Schmidt in 1981. ___ 7:30 p.m. German Márquez pitched a 1-2-3 fourth inning for the NL, drawing loud cheers from Rockies fans at his home field. Rafael Devers and Marcus Semien grounded... [More]