Daniel Castano

Daniel Alexander Castano (born September 17, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Daniel Castano
Castano with Baylor in 2015
Miami Marlins – No. 72
Pitcher
Born: (1994-09-17) September 17, 1994
Orlando, Florida
Bats: Left Throws: Left
MLB debut
August 8, 2020, for the Miami Marlins
MLB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Win–loss record1–2
Earned run average3.03
Strikeouts12
Teams

Amateur career

Castano attended Lake Travis High School in Austin, Texas. During his senior year, he posted a 6-3 record with a 1.03 ERA over ​67 2⁄3 innings over 11 appearances. He was also named District MVP along with Team MVP.[1] After graduating from Lake Travis, Castano enrolled at Baylor University where he played three years of college baseball for the Baylor Bears. In 2015, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[2] In 2016, his junior year, he pitched to a 4-5 record with a 4.64 ERA in 14 games started for Baylor.[3]

Professional career

St. Louis Cardinals

After the season, he was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 19th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft.[4] He signed with St. Louis and was assigned to the Johnson City Cardinals.

Castano spent all of 2016, his first professional season, with Johnson City, posting a 6.19 ERA along with a 2-5 record in 12 games (11 starts). In 2017, he played for the State College Spikes, where he greatly improved, pitching to a 9-3 record and a 2.57 ERA over 14 starts,[5] earning New York-Penn League All-Star honors.[6]

Miami Marlins

On December 13, 2017, Castano was traded to the Miami Marlins (along with Sandy Alcántara, Magneuris Sierra and Zac Gallen) in exchange for outfielder Marcell Ozuna. He began the 2018 season with the Jupiter Hammerheads, and also spent time with the Gulf Coast Marlins and the Greensboro Grasshoppers during the year. Over 24 games (23 starts) between the three teams, he went 9-12 with a 3.93 ERA.[7] He returned to Jupiter to begin 2019[8] and was promoted to the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp in May. Over thirty games (11 starts) between the two clubs, Castano pitched to a 7-4 record with a 3.48 ERA, striking out 104 batters over 119 innings.

On August 8, 2020, Castano made his MLB debut against the New York Mets, giving up 4 earned runs over 4.1 innings.[9]

References
  1. "Daniel Castano". BaylorBears.com. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  2. "#27 Daniel Castano - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  3. "Daniel Castano". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  4. "Cardinals MLB Draft Recap and Signings Tracker". vivaelbirdos.com. June 14, 2016. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  5. "Daniel Castano Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". milb.com. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  6. "Record six Spikes named to NYPL All-Star Game".
  7. "Daniel Castano Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  8. "Minor Moves for Miami Marlins: Farm System Takes Further Shape". April 2019.
  9. Joe Frisaro (August 8, 2020). "Harrison's impact felt in Marlins' defeat". MLB.com. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
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