Castro, who gives Cubs versatility on their bench, is the fifth player traded by the Twins in the hours before the deadline.

Lewis and Keirsey, playing at Dodger Stadium for the first time, both expressed excitement over the prospect. Keirsey grew up in San Diego but lives now in Orange County, less than 50 miles south of Los Angeles. Lewis also grew up in Orange County, and both were planning on having a group of family and friends show up this week.

Willi Castro has been among the best success stories in recent Minnesota Twins history. They picked him up off the Detroit Tigers scrap heap and turned him into an All-Star. Playing even better this season, and in the final year of arbitration, it was all but assumed he was gone.