title: Ángel Castro (baseball)
text: # Ángel Castro (baseball)
  
  Ángel M. Castro (born November 14, 1982) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He has previously pitched for the Athletics in Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball.
  
  ## Career
  
  ### Detroit Tigers/Tampa Bay Rays/Philadelphia Phillies
  
  Castro attended Western Oklahoma State College in Altus, Oklahoma. The Detroit Tigers drafted Castro in the 13th round of the 2006 MLB draft. He played for the Tigers farm system from 2006 through 2008. In 2009, he was in the farm systems of the Tampa Bay Rays and Philadelphia Phillies.
  
  ### Lincoln Saltdogs/Dorados de Chihuahua
  
  In 2010, he played with the Lincoln Saltdogs in the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball and the Dorados de Chihuahua of the Mexican League.
  
  ### Saraperos de Saltillo
  
  In 2011, he remained in Mexico with the Saraperos de Saltillo.
  
  ### Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
  
  In 2012, he pitched for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball
  
  ### Los Angeles Dodgers
  
  He played for the Albuquerque Isotopes in the Los Angeles Dodgers farm system in 2013.
  
  ### St. Louis Cardinals
  
  On December 11, 2013, Castro signed a one-year deal with the St. Louis Cardinals.
  
  Castro played for the Dominican Republic national baseball team in the 2011 Baseball World Cup and the 2013 World Baseball Classic.
  
  ### Oakland Athletics
  
  On August 8, 2014, Castro was traded to the Oakland Athletics organization for cash considerations. He began the 2015 season with the Triple-A Nashville Sounds before having his contract purchased by the Athletics on May 8. He would be optioned down to Nashville on June 2. He was designated for assignment on September 1 and elected to become a free agent after the season. He was later signed to a minor league contract with Oakland. He was assigned to AAA Nashville for the 2016 season.
  
  ### Sultanes de Monterrey
  
  On April 10, 2017, Castro signed with the Sultanes de Monterrey of the Mexican Baseball League. He was released on January 12, 2018.
  
  ### Bravos de Leon
  
  On March 4, 2018, Castro signed with the Bravos de León of the Mexican Baseball League.
  
  ### Guerreros de Oaxaca
  
  He was later traded to the Guerreros de Oaxaca on June 30. Castro was released by the organization on August 9, 2018.
  
  