21 Welington Castillo C

Castillo (suspension) has been on a rehab assignment in Arizona in preparation for his reinstatement, Phil Thompson of the Chicago Tribune reports.

Castillo, who was suspended for 80 games on May 24, is eligible to rejoin the White Sox on Aug. 23 in Detroit, but the team likely won't bring him back right away. "Hopefully we'll know exactly where he's at in the next couple of days," manager Rick Renteria said. "He's still a little bit away, but still got to get himself back and playing." Renteria added that Castillo needs to brush up on his catching skills as well. It certainly helps the White Sox that Omar Narvaez has picked up the slack since Castillo received the suspension. That gives the team some space to make sure Castillo gets some at-bats under his belt, and that he can make the throws a catcher needs to make.

Castillo was suspended for 80 games Thursday after testing positive for a performance enhancing drug, Bruce Levine of 670TheScore.com reports.

This suspension came as expected after Castillo tested positive for a PED, although it wasn't officially handed down until Thursday. Castillo won't be eligible to return until mid-August.

Castillo will be suspended 80 games for violating Major League Baseball's joint drug agreement, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.

Castillo apparently tested positive for a PED. The suspension is expected to be officially announced Thursday, but this is a tough blow for Castillo and fantasy owners alike. The backstop had been heating up at the dish prior to this news, hitting .319/.333/.553 with three homers across 13 games in May. Castillo will be eligible to return around mid-August. Until then, Omar Narvaez figures to take over as the White Sox's primary backstop.

Castillo went 3-for-4 with an RBI and a double in Tuesday's win over the Orioles.

Castillo has recorded a hit in seven of his last eight games, bringing his slash line to .270/.314/.477. He has six home runs and 15 RBI to go along with five doubles and 12 runs scored. On May 1 Castillo was hitting .221, and he's done well over the month to raise up his numbers.

Castillo went 2-for-3 with a solo home run Sunday against the Rangers.

Castillo got the White Sox on the board in the second inning, blasting his sixth home run of the season. It was first since his multi-home run effort on May 8, but he had remained relatively productive in the meantime, going 9-for-28 in that span. He is now hitting .260/.306/.471 in 104 at-bats this season.