Erick Castillo (baseball)
Erick Castillo | |
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![]() Castillo with the Iowa Cubs in 2021 | |
Chicago Cubs | |
Catcher | |
Born: Araure, Venezuela | February 25, 1993|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 30, 2021, for the Chicago Cubs | |
MLB statistics (through 2021 season) | |
Batting average | .250 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 0 |
Teams | |
Erick José Castillo (born February 25, 1993) is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher in the Chicago Cubs organization. He made his MLB debut in 2021.
Career[]
Castillo signed with the Chicago Cubs as an international free agent in 2010, and made his professional debut in 2012.[1] He split the 2021 season between the Tennessee Smokies of the Double-A South and the Iowa Cubs of the Triple-A East, slashing .199/.307/.246 with one home run and 19 RBIs over 57 games.
On September 30, 2021, the Cubs selected Castillo's contract and promoted him to the major leagues.[2] He made his MLB debut that night.[3] He recorded his first major league hit, a single, on October 1 versus Alex Reyes of the St. Louis Cardinals.[4] He was designated for assignment by the team on October 18, 2021 and was assigned outright to Iowa two days later.[5]
References[]
- ^ Anthony Franco. "Cubs Select Erick Castillo". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
- ^ "Press release: Cubs place C Austin Romine on injured list, select C Erick Castillo from Triple-A Iowa". Mlb.com. November 16, 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
- ^ "Ross wonders if he should have closed clubhouse to MMA star". Dailyherald.com. January 1, 1970. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
- ^ Yellon, Al. "Cardinals 4, Cubs 3: You didn't really expect a different result, did you?". Bleed Cubbie Blue. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
- ^ @MLBastian (October 18, 2021). "There were some procedural moves for Cubs today: • Bote, Martini, Romine, Wieck reinstated from IL • Castillo, Payne DFA'd • Fargas, Biagini, Ladendorf returned to Triple-A" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1993 births
- Living people
- People from Portuguesa (state)
- Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Major League Baseball players from Venezuela
- Major League Baseball catchers
- Chicago Cubs players
- Dominican Summer League Cubs players
- Arizona League Cubs players
- Boise Hawks players
- South Bend Cubs players
- Tennessee Smokies players
- Myrtle Beach Pelicans players
- Iowa Cubs players
- Caribes de Anzoátegui players
- Venezuelan baseball biography stubs
- Baseball catcher stubs