Jesús Castillo | |
Team: | Free agent |
Position: | Pitcher |
Birth Date: | 17 January 1995 |
Birth Place: | San Félix, Venezuela |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Statleague: | MLB |
Jesús Ronaldo Castillo Rojas (born August 27, 1995) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.
Castillo signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks as an international free agent on August 27, 2011.[1] He spent the 2012 season with the Dominican Summer League Diamondbacks, going 2–4 with a 5.40 ERA over innings.[2]
On February 18, 2013, Castillo and Erick Leal were traded to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for Tony Campana.[3] He spent the 2013 season with the Venezuelan Summer League Cubs, going 0–2 with a 4.26 ERA over 19 innings.[2] He played for the Arizona League Cubs in 2014 and 2015, going 1–0 with a 2.67 ERA over innings in 2014 and going 1–2 with a 4.58 ERA over innings in 2015.[2]
On August 1, 2016, Castillo was traded to the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for Joe Smith.[4] [5] He split the 2016 season between the Eugene Emeralds and the Burlington Bees, going a combined 5–5 with a 2.87 ERA over innings.[6] He split the 2017 season between Burlington, Inland Empire 66ers, and the Mobile BayBears, going a combined 9–6 with a 3.32 ERA over innings.
On November 20, 2017, the Angels added Castillo to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[7] He spent the 2018 season with Mobile, going 9–5 with a 4.94 ERA over innings. Castillo was designated for assignment on March 27, 2019, and outrighted on March 31.[8] He spent 2019 with Mobile, going 6–6 with a 2.71 ERA over innings. Castillo elected free agency following the season on November 4.[9]
On November 23, 2019, Castillo signed a minor league contract, with an invitation to major league spring training, with the Milwaukee Brewers.[10] He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season.[11]
In 2021, Castillo made 26 appearances (19 starts) split between the Double-A Biloxi Shuckers and the Triple-A Nashville Sounds. In 105.2 innings of work, he registered a 5-9 record and 4.94 ERA with 71 strikeouts.[12] He elected free agency following the season on November 7, 2021.[13]
On July 14, 2023, Castillo was signed by San Marino Baseball Club of the Italian Serie A.[14]