Erick José Castillo (born February 25, 1993) is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher who is a free agent.
Castillo signed with the Chicago Cubs as an international free agent on November 16, 2010, and made his professional debut in 2012.
He split the 2021 season between the Tennessee Smokies of the Double-A South and the Iowa Cubs of the Triple-A East, slashing .199/.307/.246 with one home run and 19 RBI over 57 games.
[5] He recorded his first major league hit, a single, on October 1 versus Alex Reyes of the St. Louis Cardinals.
[7] Castillo spent the 2022 campaign with Triple-A Iowa, playing in 36 games and slashing .237/.296/.254 with no home runs and 12 RBI.