Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Ivan Castillo was born May 30, 1995, in Santiago, Dominican Republic. He is an infielder in the MLB.

On November 9, 2018, Castillo signed a minor league contract with the San Diego Padres organization. He began the 2019 season on the injured list due to a broken arm that he suffered in Spring Training and was assigned to the Double-A Amarillo Sod Poodles. In 2019, he hit a career-best .313/.347/.461 with career-highs in home runs (8) and RBI (57) in 104 games for Amarillo.

Castillo was invited to Spring Training for the Padres in 2020 but did not make the club. He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He was assigned to the Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas to begin the 2021 season and hit .444/.516/.519 with 2 stolen bases in his first 7 games with the club.

On May 14, 2021, Castillo was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.