Iván Castillo (baseball)

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Iván Castillo
Kansas City Royals
Infielder / Outfielder
Born: (1995-05-30) May 30, 1995 (age 26)
Santiago, Dominican Republic
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 14, 2021, for the San Diego Padres
MLB statistics
(through 2021 season)
Batting average.333
Home runs0
Runs batted in1
Teams

Iván Enrique Castillo (born May 30, 1995) is a Dominican professional baseball infielder and outfielder who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres. He signed with the Cleveland Indians as an international free agent in 2012.

Professional career[]

Cleveland Indians[]

On May 31, 2012, Castillo signed with the Cleveland Indians as an international free agent. He made his professional debut for the DSL Indians. In 2013, Castillo played for the rookie ball AZL Indians, batting .231/.258/.269 in 42 contests. He spent the 2014 season in Single-A with the Lake County Captains, slashing .260/.293/.365 with 5 home runs and 26 RBI.[1] He played for the High-A Lynchburg Hillcats in 2015, hitting .249/.305/.347 with 20 stolen bases in 120 games.[2] He split the 2016 season between Lynchburg, the Double-A Akron RubberDucks, and the Triple-A Columbus Clippers, accumulating a .192/.233/.268 batting line between the three clubs. In 2017, Castillo split the season between Akron and Lynchburg, batting .267/.341/.354 with 1 home run and 14 RBI in 56 games.

Toronto Blue Jays[]

On December 14, 2017, Castillo was selected in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 Draft by the Toronto Blue Jays.[3] He spent the 2018 season in High-A with the Dunedin Blue Jays, batting .304/.345/.448 with 5 home runs and 44 RBI in 108 games. On November 2, 2018, he elected free agency.

San Diego Padres[]

On November 9, 2018, Castillo signed a minor league contract with the San Diego Padres organization.[4] He began the 2019 season on the injured list due to a broken arm that he suffered in Spring Training and was assigned to the Double-A Amarillo Sod Poodles. In 2019, he hit a career-best .313/.347/.461 with career-highs in home runs (8) and RBI (57) in 104 games for Amarillo.[5]

Castillo was invited to Spring Training for the Padres in 2020, but did not make the club.[6] He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] He was assigned to the Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas to begin the 2021 season, and hit .444/.516/.519 with 2 stolen bases in his first 7 games with the club.[8]

On May 14, 2021, Castillo was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[9] He made his MLB debut that day, replacing Tucupita Marcano at second base and going hitless in two at-bats.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=castil000---[bare URL]
  2. ^ https://www.morningjournal.com/sports/cleveland-indians-minor-league-roundup-for-sept-1/article_9b6d47b0-eea9-5fcb-b9df-227e5a90d651.html
  3. ^ https://www.mlb.com/news/2017-mlb-rule-5-draft-results-c263351580[bare URL]
  4. ^ https://www.mlb.com/player/ivan-castillo-622668?stats=career-r-hitting-minors&year=2021[bare URL]
  5. ^ https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/padres/story/2019-11-11/padres-offseason-league-roundup-ivan-castillo-josh-naylor[bare URL]
  6. ^ https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/02/camp-battles-padres-second-base-options.html
  7. ^ https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/06/2020-minor-league-season-will-be-canceled.html
  8. ^ https://www.rotowire.com/baseball/player.php?id=16642
  9. ^ https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/05/padres-place-drew-pomeranz-on-10-day-il-select-ivan-castillo.html

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