Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Dan Castano was born September 17, 1994, in Orlando, Florida. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

Castano attended Lake Travis High School in Austin, Texas. During his senior year, he posted a 6-3 record with a 1.03 ERA over 67 2⁄3 innings over 11 appearances. He was also named District MVP along with Team MVP. After graduating from Lake Travis, Castano enrolled at Baylor University where he played three years of college baseball for the Baylor Bears. In 2015, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League. In 2016, his junior year, he pitched to a 4-5 record with a 4.64 ERA in 14 games started for Baylor.

On December 13, 2017, Castano was traded to the Miami Marlins (along with Sandy Alcántara, Magneuris Sierra and Zac Gallen) in exchange for outfielder Marcell Ozuna. He began the 2018 season with the Jupiter Hammerheads, and also spent time with the Gulf Coast Marlins and the Greensboro Grasshoppers during the year. Over 24 games (23 starts) between the three teams, he went 9-12 with a 3.93 ERA. He returned to Jupiter to begin 2019 and was promoted to the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp in May. Over thirty games (11 starts) between the two clubs, Castano pitched to a 7-4 record with a 3.48 ERA, striking out 104 batters over 119 innings.

On August 8, 2020, Castano made his MLB debut against the New York Mets, giving up 4 earned runs over 4.1 innings.