The Boston Red Sox placed outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. on the paternity leave list and recalled outfielder Rusney Castillo from Triple-A Pawtucket on Tuesday to fill out the 25-man roster before a game against the Baltimore Orioles.
Bradley and his wife, Erin, are expecting their first child.
Bradley is among the American League leaders in batting (.331, fifth), on-base percentage (.409, third), slugging percentage (third, .601) and OPS (second, 1.010). He also had a 29-game hitting streak, the fourth longest in Red Sox history, end May 25.
Castillo started one game for the Red Sox earlier this season on April 9 in Toronto, going 2-for-4 with one run and one double, before he was sent to Pawtucket on April 15.
In 37 Triple-A games this season, Castillo is batting .241 with one home run and 13 RBIs
The Cuba native has played 91 major league games the past three seasons and has a .265 batting average with seven homers and 35 RBIs.
Ortiz leads MLB All-Star voting
Boston’s David Ortiz is the leading vote-getter for American League designated hitter after a week of voting for the Major League Baseball All-Star teams.
Ortiz piled up 963,076 votes and is followed by Kansas City’s Kendrys Morales (496,941) and Toronto’s Edwin Encarnacion (249,565).
The 40-year-old Ortiz is leading MLB in doubles (23), RBIs (47) and slugging percentage (.727). He also has 14 home runs.
Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts also leads the voting at that position while second baseman Dustin Pedroia, first baseman Hanley Ramirez and outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. are all fourth in their respective categories.