Jesús Castillo (baseball)

Jesús Adrián Castillo Ripalda (born May 31, 1984, in Nogales, Mexico) is a Mexican Minor League Baseball pitcher. He is currently with Tigres de Quintana Roo in the Mexican League.

Baseball career

Castillo was selected by the Dodgers in the 27th round of the 2003 MLB Draft out of Pima Community College. He made his minor league debut with the Columbus Catfish in 2005, working in six games and finishing 1-2 with a 2.96 ERA. He pitched for the Ogden Raptors in 2006, the Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernardino in 2007, and the Jacksonville Suns in 2008. He was added to the Dodgers' 40 man roster prior to the 2009 season. He pitched for the Chattanooga Lookouts during the season and then was designated for assignment on August 31. He cleared waivers and returned to Chattanooga. He was promoted to the AAA Albuquerque Isotopes in June 2010 after being selected to the Southern League all-star game. He struggled in AAA, making six appearances (4 starts) with a record of 1-5 and a 10.27 ERA and was quickly returned to the Lookouts. With Chattanooga in 2010 he was 4-10 with a 3.83 ERA in 19 appearances (all starts).