Erick_Castillo_(baseball)

Erick Castillo (baseball)

Erick Castillo (baseball)

Venezuelan baseball player (born 1993)

Erick José Castillo (born February 25, 1993) is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher who is a free agent. He made his MLB debut in 2021 for the Chicago Cubs.

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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] He elected free agency on November 10, 2022.

References

  1. [1]
    Anthony Franco. "Cubs Select Erick Castillo". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  2. [2]
    "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.
  3. [3]
    McGraw, Mike (September 30, 2021). "Ross wonders if he should have closed clubhouse to MMA star". Daily Herald. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  4. [4]
    Yellon, Al. "Cardinals 4, Cubs 3: You didn't really expect a different result, did you?". Bleed Cubbie Blue. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  5. [5]
    @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.


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