MLB Fans Take Best Guess at What Luis Castillo Was Up to in Mariners' Dugout

Tom Dierberger | Jul 31, 2024

Luis Castillo builds something mysterious with sunflower seeds in the Mariners' dugout. / NESN

Seattle Mariners pitcher Luis Castillo was just trying to entertain himself to get through the work day.

During the eighth inning of the Boston Red Sox's 3–2 extra-inning win over the Mariners, NESN cameras panned to Castillo to find him doing something goofy in the dugout. The 31-year-old starter had dug some sort of an oval in the dirt and was planting sunflower seeds around the border.

Garden? Sunflower seed graveyard? Who knows. pic.twitter.com/qxqVlqvV29

— NESN (@NESN) July 31, 2024

When a teammate rolled a baseball in his direction to try to destroy his creation, Castillo stopped the baseball just in time, looked around and broke into a big smile. He then got right back to working on his masterpiece.

luis castillo was LOCKED IN 🤣 pic.twitter.com/Q3p1AgQqnS

— Cut4 (@Cut4) July 31, 2024

Was it a sunflower seed garden or cemetery? Or some sort of Colosseum arena for ants at Fenway Park? Who knows. But MLB fans had fun guessing what the pitcher was up to:

Looks like a miniature graveyard.

I think he’s tracking injuries.

— OMR PNW (@OMRPNW) July 31, 2024

I'd say he's thinking about the Roman Empire and plotting a Roman battle.

— Sydney Tucker (@SindriSkyTV) July 31, 2024

Seed graveyard.

— Masty (@SMast29) July 31, 2024

Luis Castillo has made a field full of seeds in the Fenway dirt

How could you not love baseball? pic.twitter.com/oY6HzFsWcP

— EastCoastM’s🔱 (@EastCoastMs_) July 31, 2024

Castillo did not appear in the Mariners' loss Wednesday, as he started Tuesday's game and logged a quality start, allowing three runs on six hits across six innings in Seattle's 10–6 win.

In 23 starts this year, Castillo has registered a 9–10 record, 3.43 ERA and 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings. He also apparently has a passion for sunflower seed agriculture.