Erick Castillo (baseball)

Erick Castillo
Erick Castillo
	Castillo with the Iowa Cubs in 2022
Free agent
	Catcher
	Born: February 25, 1993 (age 31); Araure, Venezuela
	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
	Chicago Cubs (2021);

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[edit]

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[edit]

^ 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.
^ McGraw, Mike (September 30, 2021). "Ross wonders if he should have closed clubhouse to MMA star". Daily Herald. 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[edit]

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

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[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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