"I am excited to announce that there will be a new addition to the Castro family! My wife and I are expecting our first child this August," the American Idol alum, 24, wrote on his official Web ...

That's why the Twins signed former Houston Astros catcher Jason Castro to a three-year contract worth $24.5 million, a deal agreed to last week and finalized Wednesday.

May 14, 2018 / 5:41 PM CDT / CBS Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota catcher Jason Castro will have surgery on Tuesday to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee.

Castro, a first-round draft pick in 2008, is well-regarded for his ability to work with pitchers. He was an All-Star in 2013, when he hit a career-best .276 with 18 home runs.