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Humberto Castellanos
Humberto Castellanos (born April 3, 1998) is a Mexican professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros and Arizona Diamondbacks. CareerHouston AstrosOn July 2, 2015, Castellanos signed a minor league contract with Houston Astros. He made his professional debut in 2016 for the Dominican Summer League Astros. In 2017, he split the year between the rookie-level Gulf Coast Astros and Greenville Astros, and the Low-A Tri-City ValleyCats. In 14 games between the three affiliates, Castellanos posted a 6–1 record and 2.35 ERA with 40 strikeouts in 46 innings pitched. Castellanos appeared in 23 games split between Tri-City and the Single-A Quad Cities River Bandits in 2018, working to a 3–2 record and 2.00 ERA with 50 strikeouts in 45 innings of work. In 2019, he split the season between Quad Cities, High-A Fayetteville Woodpeckers, and Triple-A Round Rock Express. Appearing in 34 contests for the three teams, Castellanos recorded a 4–2 record and 2.89 ERA with 83 strikeouts and 7 saves in 74+2⁄3 innings pitched. He was not immediately assigned to an affiliate to begin the 2020 season after the minor league season was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] On August 2, 2020, Castellanos was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[2] On August 4, he made his MLB debut against the Arizona Diamondbacks and pitched a scoreless ninth inning.[3] He made 8 appearances for Houston in his rookie campaign, posting a 6.75 ERA with 12 strikeouts in 10+2⁄3 innings of work. On January 22, 2021, Castellanos was designated for assignment by the Astros. Arizona DiamondbacksOn January 29, 2021, Castellanos was claimed off waivers by the Arizona Diamondbacks.[4] He earned his first win and career hit in his second career start on August 18, against the Philadelphia Phillies.[5] He made 14 appearances for Arizona in 2021, posting a 2–2 record and 4.93 ERA with 29 strikeouts in 45+2⁄3 innings of work. On June 1, 2022, Castellanos was placed on the injured list with a right elbow strain. On August 9, Castellanos underwent Tommy John surgery, ending his season.[6] On the year, he had appeared in 11 games (9 of them starts), and recorded a 3–2 record and 5.68 ERA with 32 strikeouts in 44+1⁄3 innings pitched. On November 9, Castellanos was designated for assignment. He cleared waivers and was sent outright to the Triple-A Reno Aces on November 11.[7] After missing all of 2023 in rehabilitation, Castellanos began the 2024 campaign with Triple–A Reno, recording a 4.57 ERA across 10 games (9 starts). On June 6, the Diamondbacks selected Castellanos' contract, adding him to their active roster.[8] In 7 games for Arizona, he logged a 5.23 ERA with 7 strikeouts and 1 save across 10+1⁄3 innings pitched. Castellanos was designated for assignment by the Diamondbacks on August 11.[9] He cleared waivers and was sent outright to Reno on August 16.[10] Castellanos elected free agency on October 14.[11] International careerOctober 7, 2019, Castellanos was selected for Mexico national baseball team at the 2019 WBSC Premier12.[12] References
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