Fabio Castillo (born February 19, 1989) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in the KBO League for the Hanwha Eagles, in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Saitama Seibu Lions.
Castillo began his professional career as a starting pitcher in 2006, playing for the Dominican Summer Rangers and AZL Rangers, going a combined 1âÂÂ4 with a 3.10 ERA in eight games (seven starts). That year, he struck out 41 batters in 29 innings. In 2007, Castillo went 3âÂÂ5 with a 5.92 ERA in 14 starts for the Spokane Indians, allowing 73 hits in 62 1/3 innings.
He converted to relief pitching in 2008, going 2âÂÂ5 with a 5.28 ERA in 36 games (seven starts) for the Clinton LumberKings. In 2009, he went 3âÂÂ6 with a 4.05 ERA in 40 games (two starts) for the Hickory Crawdads. He split 2010 between the Bakersfield Blaze and Frisco RoughRiders, going a combined 1âÂÂ3 with a 2.11 ERA in 39 relief appearances. He struck out 67 batters in 55 1/3 innings. In 2011, he was 3âÂÂ6 with a 6.36 ERA in 42 games for Frisco and in 2012, he was 4âÂÂ1 with a 3.54 ERA in 35 games for Frisco and the Round Rock Express.
He pitched in the San Francisco Giants system in 2013 and went 6âÂÂ7 with a 5.34 ERA in 37 games between the Richmond Flying Squirrels and Fresno Grizzlies.
In 2014, he latched on with the Baltimore OriolesâÂÂand later pitched in the Cincinnati Reds systemâÂÂand went 2âÂÂ2 with a 3.84 ERA in 40 games between the Bowie Baysox, Pensacola Blue Wahoos and Triple-A Louisville Bats.
He began 2015 with the Vaqueros Laguna in the Mexican League and had a 3.55 ERA in 30 games with the club.
Castillo signed with the Hanwha Eagles of the KBO League for the 2016 season. On June 25, 2016, he made his KBO debut.
Castillo signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers for the 2017 season and was assigned to the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers. He was added to the 40-man roster on June 8 but remained in Oklahoma City. In 22 appearances (16 starts) for Oklahoma City he was 4âÂÂ8 with a 4.27 ERA.
Castillo was called up to the majors by the Dodgers on September 1, 2017. He made his major league debut the following night against the San Diego Padres, pitching innings without allowing a run. He struck out two batters, including the first batter he faced, Jabari Blash. He was designated for assignment on September 6 after appearing in just two games, the second of which he allowed two runs to score without recording an out. He elected free agency following the season on November 6, 2017.
Castillo signed with the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball. The Lions released him on August 7, 2019.