Adrian Del Castillo | |
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Arizona Diamondbacks – No. 90 | |
Catcher | |
Born: Miami, Florida | September 27, 1999|
Bats: Left Throws: Right |
Adrian Jose Del Castillo (born September 27,1999) is an American professional baseball catcher in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.
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,he started 61 games and hit .331/.418/.576 with 12 home runs and 72 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]
Del Castillo was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks 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 RBIs,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 Arizona Complex League Diamondbacks and Visalia. [18] Over 86 games between the three teams,he batted .210 with seven home runs and 31 RBIs. [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 RBIs. [21]
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