Adrian Del Castillo
Adrian Del Castillo | |
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Arizona Diamondbacks – No. 25 | |
Catcher | |
Born: Miami, Florida, U.S. | September 27, 1999|
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 7, 2024, for the Arizona Diamondbacks | |
MLB statistics (through August 23, 2024) | |
Batting average | .341 |
Home runs | 3 |
Run batted in | 14 |
Teams | |
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Adrian Jose Del Castillo (born September 27, 1999) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Amateur career
[edit]Del Castillo attended Gulliver Preparatory School in Miami, Florida, where he played baseball.[1] As a senior in 2018, he hit .527 with 15 home runs and 35 RBIs.[2] He was selected by the Chicago White Sox in the 36th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign and instead enrolled at the University of Miami.[3]
In 2019, Del Castillo's freshman season with the Miami Hurricanes, he started 61 games and hit .331/.418/.576 with 12 home runs and 72 runs batted in (RBIs).[4][5] He spent a majority of his time in right field but also spent time at catcher, third base, and designated hitter.[6] He was named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference Freshman Team and Second Team alongside earning Freshman-All American honors from various outlets.[7][8] That summer, he played in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Wareham Gatemen.[9][10][11] For his sophomore season in 2020, Del Castillo was expected to shift primarily to catching.[12] He hit .358 with two home runs and 15 RBIs over 16 starts before the college baseball season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[13] For the 2021 season, Del Castillo appeared in 54 games in which he batted .275 with three home runs and 37 RBIs.[14]
Professional career
[edit]The Arizona Diamondbacks selected Del Castillo in the second round, with the 67th overall selection, of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft.[15] He signed with the club for a $1 million signing bonus.[16] To begin his professional career, he was assigned to the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League Diamondbacks before being promoted to the Visalia Rawhide of the Low-A West after two games.[17] Over 24 games for the 2021 season, Del Castillo slashed .265/.367/.422 with one home run, 14 RBI, and six doubles.
Del Castillo was assigned to the Hillsboro Hops of the High-A Northwest League to begin the 2022 season, but also played briefly with the ACL Diamondbacks and Visalia.[18] Over 86 games between the three teams, he batted .210 with seven home runs and 31 RBI.[19] Del Castillo opened the 2023 season with the Amarillo Sod Poodles of the Double-A Texas League and was promoted to the Reno Aces of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League in mid-July.[20] Over 100 games, he hit .263 with 14 home runs and 68 RBI.[21]
Del Castillo was assigned to Reno to open the 2024 season.[22] In 100 games for Reno, he batted .319/.403/.608 with 24 home runs and 70 RBI. On August 6, 2024, Del Castillo was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[23]
On August 9, 2024 against the Philadelphia Phillies Del Castillo became the first Diamondbacks player in franchise history to have a walk-off home run as their first in the major leagues. [24]
On August 19th, 2024 Del Castillo hit his first career grand slam.
References
[edit]- ^ Villa, Walter (May 23, 2018). "Major League Baseball expected to draft many young players from South Florida". Miami Herald. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ^ "Prep Baseball Report > PBR PLUS". prepbaseballreport.com. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ^ "Five Miami Signees Selected in MLB Draft". InsideTheU. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ^ Miller Degnan, Susan (February 12, 2020). "Boom! Boom! Boom! Three reasons why Miami Hurricanes baseball is back among the elite". Miami Herald. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ^ "Miami baseball is loaded with talent headed into 2020 season". NCAA.com. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ^ Varela, Daniel A. (February 12, 2020). "UM catcher Adrian Del Castillo speaks on media day". Miami Herald. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ^ Chirinos, Christy Cabrera. "Four pitchers among UM players selected in MLB draft; freshmen earn All-American honors". sun-sentinel.com. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ^ "2019 ACC Baseball Season Honors Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
- ^ "Cape Cod Baseball League: Wareham, Orleans end regular season with a win". Cape Cod Times. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ^ "Nine Hurricanes headed to prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League". InsideTheU. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ^ "#7 Adrian Del Castillo". pointstreak.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ "1 college baseball player-of-the-year contender at every position for the 2020 season". NCAA.com. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ^ "Once bright Miami baseball season ends due to Coronavirus pandemic". Canes Warning. March 12, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ^ "Miami AD assesses Gino DiMare and Hurricanes baseball as coach looks ahead to 2022". Miami Herald. Archived from the original on June 8, 2021.
- ^ "Miami Hurricanes catcher Adrian del Castillo taken by Diamondbacks in MLB draft".
- ^ "MLB Draft Tracker". MLB.com.
- ^ "Visalia Rawhide homestand vs Inland Empire 66ers". August 8, 2021.
- ^ "Hillsboro Hops' 2022 Opening Day Roster".
- ^ "Adrian del Castillo Stats, Fantasy & News".
- ^ https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/prospects/bliss-melendez-headline-dbacks-prospect-promotions
- ^ https://www.milb.com/player/adrian-del-castillo-680728
- ^ https://www.milb.com/reno/news/reno-aces-announce-2024-opening-day-roster
- ^ "Diamondbacks Select Adrian Del Castillo". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
- ^ https://www.mlb.com/video/adrian-del-castillo-homers-1-on-a-fly-ball-to-right-field
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Miami Hurricanes bio
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Amarillo Sod Poodles players
- Arizona Complex League Diamondbacks players
- Arizona Diamondbacks players
- Baseball players from Miami
- Cangrejeros de Santurce (baseball) players
- Gulliver Preparatory School alumni
- Hillsboro Hops players
- Major League Baseball catchers
- Miami Hurricanes baseball players
- Reno Aces players
- Visalia Rawhide players
- Wareham Gatemen players