The Mariners are cornering the market on right-handed pitchers named Luis Castillo.
Seattle reached a Minor League cope with 29-year-old Luis Felipe Castillo on Tuesday, a supply advised MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand. The membership has not confirmed the deal, which features a Spring Coaching invite.
He’s to not be confused with 32-year-old Luis Miguel Castillo, who has pitched for Seattle for the reason that membership acquired him from the Reds previous to the 2022 Commerce Deadline.
The Mariners’ latest Castillo spent the previous two seasons in Japan’s Nippon Skilled Baseball, posting a 3.01 ERA with 108 strikeouts and 21 walks over 143 1/3 innings. He has three video games of MLB expertise beneath his belt, all with the Tigers again in 2022. Coincidentally, he made his large league debut on Aug. 6 of that 12 months, simply three days after the opposite Luis Castillo made his first begin for the Mariners following the commerce.
Luis F. Castillo will look to earn a spot on the massive league membership throughout Spring Coaching, although it stays to be seen if he’ll find yourself pitching alongside Luis M. Castillo, who has been concerned in commerce rumblings this offseason.