Erick Castillo
Castillo with the Iowa Cubs in 2022
Free agent
Catcher
Born: (1993-02-25) February 25, 1993 (age 30)
Araure, Venezuela
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 30, 2021, for the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics
(through 2021 season)
Batting average.250
Home runs0
Runs batted in0
Teams

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.

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. ^ Anthony Franco. "Cubs Select Erick Castillo". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  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. ^ McGraw, Mike (September 30, 2021). "Ross wonders if he should have closed clubhouse to MMA star". Daily Herald. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  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. ^ @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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