Welington Andres Castillo (born April 24, 1987 in San Isidro, Dominican Republic

San Isidro, Dominican Republic

San Isidro is a location in the Dominican Republic. Baseball player Welington Castillo is from there. It is located at 18.5333 latitude and -69.7667 longitude. It has an altitude of 39 feet....

) is a baseball catcher currently playing for the Chicago Cubs

Chicago Cubs

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Castillo began his professional career in 2006, playing for the AZL Cubs (seven games) and Boise Hawks

Boise Hawks

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 (three games), hitting .188. In 2007, he hit .271 with 11 home runs and 44 RBI for the Peoria Chiefs

Peoria Chiefs

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. He split 2008 between the Daytona Cubs

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The Daytona Cubs are a minor league baseball team based in Daytona Beach, Florida. The team plays in the Florida State League , and is the Class A-Advanced affiliate of the Chicago Cubs major league club. The Cubs play at Jackie Robinson Ballpark; opened in 1914, the park seats 5,100 fans.The...

 (33 games), Tennessee Smokies

Tennessee Smokies

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 (57 games) and Iowa Cubs

Iowa Cubs

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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 Iowa Cubs

Iowa Cubs

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. He was called up to Chicago on August 10, 2010.