In a Tweet by Adam Rubin of ESPN, he mentions that second baseman Luis Castillo has been released by the New York Mets. Rubin adds that Mets GM, Sandy Alderson will address the matter shortly.

Last week, we learned that Mets’ manager Terry Collins was in the “not-Castillo camp for second base”. Collins is trying to limit the drama around the 2011 Mets. Not having Castillo around potentially helps that cause.

The switch hitter posted a .604 OPS in 2011, which ranked 291st among 305 players with at least 250 plate appearances in the majors last year and he’s owed $6 million in the last year of his four-year $24 million contract.