Jorge Castillo (minors03)

Jorge Luis Castillo

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 5' 11", Weight 175 lb.

• Born November 3, 1981 in Culiacan, Sinaloa Mexico

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Biographical Information

Jorge Castillo pitched in the minor leagues and for the Mexico national team.

Castillo began his professional career with the Diablos Rojos del Mexico in 2003, and he pitched 1/3 of an inning with a run allowed. He also represented Mexico in the 2003 Baseball World Cup, giving up two runs in 1 2/3 IP. He stayed with the Diablos in 2004 (0-1, 2.08 in 7 G), and he had a 6.15 ERA in 20 appearances in 2005. Castillo then went 6-1 with a 4.05 ERA in 2006, and he had a 2.38 ERA and 3 saves in 31 appearances for the Algodoneros de Guasave in the winter. He pitched 4 games with a 2.81 ERA for the Algodoneros in the next season, then he went 8-3 with a 3.84 ERA in 2008. Castillo's ERA was 3.51 in 20 games in the winter.

The Culiacan native went 2-1 with a 4.58 ERA for the Diablos in 2009, and he also pitched 8 games with a 3-3 record and a 4.67 ERA for the Guerreros de Oaxaca. He was 0-3 with a 6.85 ERA n 25 games in the winter, then he went 6-0 with a 3.34 ERA for the Diablos in 2010. He struggled with the Guerreros that season as he pitched 15 games with a 6.97 ERA, and he also went 5-2 with a 4.55 ERA for the Algodoneros. Castillo was 6-3 with a 3.83 ERA for the Guerreros in 2011 and no-hit the Petroleros de Minatitlán, but he struggled with the Diablos this time as he surrendered 7 runs in 4 2/3 innings. He was 4-4 with a 2.57 ERA in the winter.

Castillo recorded a 7.62 ERA in 15 appearances for the Venados de Mazatlan in 2012, and he also went 7-7 with a 6.11 ERA in Oaxaca. He struggled again in 2013 as he was 2-8 with a 7.21 ERA for the Guerreros, then he went 2-4 with a 6.00 ERA for the Piratas de Campeche in 2014. Castillo was 4-4 with a 2.63 ERA for the Sultanes de Monterrey that season, and his ERA was 4.71 with a 2-3 record for the Yaquis de Obregon and with a 1-2 record for the Mayos de Navojoa. He went 8-4 with a 4.38 ERA for the Piratas in 2015, and he pitched 13 games with a 5-3 record and a 4.32 ERA for the Mayos in the winter.

In 2016, Castillo went 7-8 with a 3.19 ERA for the Piratas but slumped to 2-3 with a 5.81 ERA for the Mayos in the winter. He then had a 5.92 ERA in 12 starts with a 2-5 record in 2017, and he only pitched 2 games with a 3.38 ERA for the Toros de Tijuana in 2018. He was 3-1 with a 2.17 ERA for the Naranjeros de Hermosillo in the winter, then he went 11-8 with a 4.60 ERA for the Tigres de Quintana Roo in 2019 to finish 7th in the Mexican League in victories. Catillo was 3-3 with a 1.93 ERA for the Naranjeros in the winter, and he went 1-4 with a 2.63 ERA in the next season. He was 3-0 with a 4.06 ERA for the Acereros de Monclova in 2022, and he pitched 11 games with a 1.62 ERA for the Tomateros de Culiacan in the winter. That was his last season as a professional player.