Biography

BIOGRAPHY

José Castillo was born January 10, 1996, in Valencia, Venezuela. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

Castillo was signed by the Tampa Bay Rays as a non-drafted free agent on July 7, 2012, and then traded to the San Diego Padres (along with Wil Myers, Ryan Hanigan, and Geraldo Reyes) in exchange for René Rivera, Burch Smith and Jake Bauers on December 19, 2014.

Castillo was selected as a member of the Venezuela national baseball team at the 2017 World Baseball Classic. After the 2017 season, the Padres added Castillo to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. Castillo was called up and made his major league debut on June 2, 2018, and pitched a 1-2-3 inning with 3 strikeouts that night, including strikeouts of Cincinnati Reds all-star sluggers Joey Votto and Eugenio Suarez. He ended the season 3-3 with an ERA of 3.29 in 37 games. In 38 1⁄3 innings, he struck out 52 batters.

Castillo began the 2023 season with the Triple–A El Paso Chihuahuas. In 22 contests for El Paso, he struggled to a 9.82 ERA with 22 strikeouts and 2 saves in 18+1⁄3 innings pitched. In his only appearance for San Diego, he only recorded one out while surrendering four runs on two hits and two walks with no strikeouts. On July 20, 2023, Castillo was designated for assignment following Robert Suárez's activation from the injured list. 

On July 25, 2023, Castillo was traded to the Miami Marlins in exchange for cash considerations.