1987
Born April 24, 1987
San Isidro, Distrito Nacional, D.R.
Welington Castillo Notable
b. April 24, 1987 · Chicago Cubs 2010–2015, Seattle Mariners 2015, Arizona Diamondbacks 2015–2016, Baltimore Orioles 2017, Chicago White Sox 2018–2019
Welington Castillo played for five clubs across 10 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Chicago Cubs in 2010 and closing with the Chicago White Sox in 2019.
Across 726 games he batted .254, with 626 hits and 251 runs. He finished with 98 home runs, 126 doubles and 5 stolen bases.
He played 649 games behind the plate, with 4,620 putouts and 48 errors. He turned 39 double plays.
He was born in San Isidro, Distrito Nacional, D.R. on April 24, 1987. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | CHC | 7 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .300 |
| 2011 | CHC | 4 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .154 |
| 2012 | CHC | 52 | 170 | 16 | 45 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 51 | 0 | .265 |
| 2013 | CHC | 113 | 380 | 41 | 104 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 32 | 34 | 97 | 2 | .274 |
| 2014 | CHC | 110 | 380 | 28 | 90 | 19 | 0 | 13 | 46 | 26 | 102 | 0 | .237 |
| 2015 | ARI/CHC/SEA | 110 | 342 | 42 | 81 | 15 | 1 | 19 | 57 | 25 | 92 | 0 | .237 |
| 2016 | ARI | 113 | 416 | 41 | 110 | 24 | 0 | 14 | 68 | 33 | 121 | 2 | .264 |
| 2017 | BAL | 96 | 341 | 44 | 96 | 11 | 0 | 20 | 53 | 22 | 97 | 0 | .282 |
| 2018 | CHW | 49 | 170 | 17 | 44 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 46 | 1 | .259 |
| 2019 | CHW | 72 | 230 | 19 | 48 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 41 | 16 | 74 | 0 | .209 |
| Career | — | 726 | 2462 | 251 | 626 | 126 | 1 | 98 | 339 | 183 | 691 | 5 | .254 |
On this day & linked events
2010
Major-league debut: Welington Castillo
Welington Castillo made a major-league debut on August 11, 2010.
2019
Final major-league game: Welington Castillo
Welington Castillo played a final major-league game on September 29, 2019.
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