Starlin Castro

Today, according to Enrique Rojas, the Chicago Cubs
will call up uber-prospect Starlin Castro. He’ll likely take over the
starting shortstop duties in short order, with Ryan Theriot moving
over to second base.

Castro, who was hitting .376 at Class AA Tennessee with 20 RBI, will replace Ryan Theriot at shortstop. Theriot, who is hitting .341, will move to second, pushing Mike Fontenot to the bench.

At 20 years and 44 days old today, Castro will become the youngest Cub to make his major league debut since Oscar Gamble on August 27, 1969 at the age of 19 years, 250 days. In addition, Castro will be the youngest to make his debut with the Cubs as a shortstop, surpassing Marty Shay at 20 years, 144 days on September 16, 1916. Since 1920, only 18 players have made their major league debut as a Cub at a younger age than Castro.