Fabio Castillo

Fabio Castillo (born February 19, 1989) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is currently with the Hanwha Eagles of the Korea Baseball Organization.

Career

Castillo began his professional career as a starting pitcher in 2006, playing for the Dominican Summer Rangers and AZL Rangers, going a combined 1-4 with a 3.10 ERA in eight games (seven starts). That year, he struck out 41 batters in 29 innings. In 2007, Castillo went 3-5 with a 5.92 ERA in 14 starts for the Spokane Indians, allowing 73 hits in 62 1/3 innings.

He converted to relief pitching in 2008, going 2-5 with a 5.28 ERA in 36 games (seven starts) for the Clinton Lumber Kings. In 2009, he went 3-6 with a 4.05 ERA in 40 games (two starts) for the Hickory Crawdads. He split 2010 between the Bakersfield Blaze and Frisco RoughRiders, going a combined 1-3 with a 2.11 ERA in 39 relief appearances. He struck out 67 batters in 55 1/3 innings. In 2011, he was 3-6 with a 6.36 ERA in 42 games for Frisco and in 2012, he was 4-1 with a 3.54 ERA in 35 games for Frisco and the Round Rock Express. He pitched in the San Francisco Giants system in 2013 and went 6-7 with a 5.34 ERA in 37 games between the Richmond Flying Squirrels and Fresno Grizzlies. In 2014, he latched on with the Baltimore Orioles -- and later pitched in the Cincinnati Reds system -- and went 2-2 with a 3.84 ERA in 40 games between the Bowie BaySox, Pensacola Blue Wahoos and Triple-A Louisville Bats.

He began 2015 with the Vaqueros Laguna in the Mexican League and had a 3.55 ERA in 30 games with the club.

Castillo signed with the Hanwha Eagles of the Korea Baseball Organization for the 2016 season.

On June 25, 2016, he made his KBO debut.

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