Anthony Silfredo Castro (born April 13, 1995) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, Toronto Blue Jays, and Cleveland Guardians.
| Anthony Castro | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Castro with the Cleveland Guardians in 2022 | |
| Free agent | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: April 13, 1995 Caracas, Venezuela | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 27, 2020, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| MLB statistics (through 2022 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 1–2 |
| Earned run average | 6.00 |
| Strikeouts | 45 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Career
editDetroit Tigers
editCastro signed with the Detroit Tigers as an international free agent in July 2011 and would spend all of 2012 and 2013 with the VSL Tigers. In 2014, he played for the GCL Tigers and would go on to post a 6–3 record and 4.10 ERA over thirteen games, with twelve starts. He would, however, miss all of 2015 as a result of Tommy John surgery and against spent 2016 with the GCL Tigers, finally making his full-season Tigers organization debut in 2017 with the West Michigan Whitecaps. That season he posted a 10–6 record with a 2.49 ERA as a starter, only allowing opponents to hit .226 off of him.
He impressed in 2018 with the Lakeland Flying Tigers with a 9–4 record, 2.93 ERA, and a career-high 101 strikeouts. He earned a brief two-week call-up that season to the AA Erie SeaWolves where he started three games and returned to Lakeland having posted an 8.10 ERA, but only allowing a .229 average off of him. In 2019, Castro would spend the season with Erie and start pitching out of the bullpen. After four appearances, however, he would return to a role as a starter.[1] He gained notoriety within the Tigers' organization as he held opponent to a career-low .207 average against and would earn a spot in the top-twenty Tigers prospects for the mid-season update of the MLB.com organizational listing.[2] Castro was re-signed after becoming a minor league free agent on November 7, 2019.[3]
Castro was added to the Tigers 40–man roster following the 2019 season.[4] Castro made his major league debut on July 27, 2020, but gave up a two-run homer in one inning of work.
Toronto Blue Jays
editOn December 7, 2020, Castro was claimed off waivers by the Toronto Blue Jays.[5] On January 21, 2021, Castro was designated for assignment by the Blue Jays following the signing of Tyler Chatwood.[6] Castro was outrighted on January 27. On April 14, 2021, Castro was selected to the active roster.[7]
Cleveland Guardians
editOn April 7, 2022, the Blue Jays traded Castro to the Cleveland Guardians in exchange for Bradley Zimmer.[8] Castro was designated for assignment on September 1, 2022.[9]
Baltimore Orioles
editOn September 3, 2022, Castro was claimed off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles.[10] He made 8 appearances for the Triple-A Norfolk Tides down the stretch, registering a 2.16 ERA with 8 strikeouts in 8+1⁄3 innings pitched. He did not appear in a game for Baltimore, and was designated for assignment on October 6, after Anthony Bemboom was added to the roster.[11] He cleared waivers and was sent outright to Norfolk on October 10,[12] but rejected the assignment in favor of free agency on October 13.[13]
Washington Nationals
editOn December 14, 2022, Castro signed a minor league deal with the Washington Nationals.[14] He appeared in only two games for the Triple–A Rochester Red Wings, allowing five runs on three hits and three walks in 1⁄3 of an inning. On July 25, 2023, Castro was released by the Nationals organization.[15]
Piratas de Campeche
editOn April 11, 2024, Castro signed with the Piratas de Campeche of the Mexican League. In 14 relief outings for the Piratas, he struggled to an 8.76 ERA with 20 strikeouts and 3 saves across 12+1⁄3 innings pitched. Castro was released by Campeche on May 15.[16]
References
edit- ^ "Anthony Castro Stats, Highlights, Bio | MiLB.com Stats | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
- ^ "MLB.com 2019 Prospect Watch". Major League Baseball. Archived from the original on September 20, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
- ^ Woodbery, Evan (November 7, 2019). "Tigers re-sign 5 minor-league free agents, including Nick Ramirez". mlive. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
- ^ Anthony Fenech (November 20, 2019). "Detroit Tigers protect six players from Rule 5 draft. Here are their selections". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ Matheson, Keegan (December 7, 2020). "Toronto claims right-handers Castro, Lockett". MLB.com. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
- ^ "Blue Jays Designate Anthony Castro". January 21, 2021.
- ^ "Blue Jays Place Julian Merryweather on IL, Select Anthony Castro". April 14, 2021.
- ^ @CleGuardians (April 8, 2022). "We have traded OF Bradley Zimmer to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for RHP Anthony Castro.#ForTheLand" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Orioles Claim Anthony Castro, Designate Phoenix Sanders". September 3, 2022.
- ^ Polishuk, Mark (September 3, 2022). "Orioles Claim Anthony Castro, Designate Phoenix Sanders". MLB Trade Rumors.
- ^ "Orioles' Anthony Castro: DFA'd by Baltimore". cbssports.com. October 6, 2022. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
- ^ "Orioles' Anthony Castro: Passes through waivers". cbssports.com. October 12, 2022. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
- ^ "Anthony Castro: Becomes free agent". cbssports.com. October 14, 2022. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
- ^ "Nationals Sign Matt Adams, Three Others to Minor League Deals". December 14, 2022.
- ^ "Transactions".
- ^ "LMB: Movimientos en listas de reserva - 15 de mayo de 2024". milb.com. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
External links
edit- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet