Welington Andres Castillo (born April 24, 1987 in
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) is a baseball catcher currently playing for the
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.
Castillo began his professional career in 2006, playing for the AZL Cubs (seven games) and
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(three games), hitting .188. In 2007, he hit .271 with 11 home runs and 44 RBI for the
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. He split 2008 between the
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(33 games),
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(57 games) and
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(one game), hitting .287 with four home runs in 91 games. With the Smokies again in 2009, Castillo's average dropped to .232, however he hit 11 home runs and drove in 32 runs.
He began 2010 with the
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. He was called up to Chicago on August 10, 2010.