Anthony Silfredo Castro (born April 13, 1995) is a Venezuelan professional

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who is a free agent. He has played in

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(MLB) for the

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, and

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Career

Detroit Tigers

Castro signed with the

as an international free agent in July 2011 and would spend all of 2012 and 2013 with the VSL Tigers. In 2014, he played for the

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and would go on to post a 6–3 record and 4.10 ERA over thirteen games, with twelve starts. He would, however, miss all of 2015 as a result of

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and against spent 2016 with the GCL Tigers, finally making his full-season Tigers organization debut in 2017 with the

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. That season he posted a 10–6 record with a 2.49 ERA as a starter, only allowing opponents to hit .226 off of him. He impressed in 2018 with the

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with a 9–4 record, 2.93 ERA, and a career-high 101 strikeouts. He earned a brief two-week call-up that season to the AA

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where he started three games and returned to Lakeland having posted an 8.10 ERA, but only allowing a .229 average off of him. In 2019, Castro would spend the season with Erie and start pitching out of the bullpen. After four appearances, however, he would return to a role as a starter. He gained notoriety within the Tigers' organization as he held opponent to a career-low .207 average against and would earn a spot in the top-twenty Tigers prospects for the mid-season update of the MLB.com organizational listing. Castro was re-signed after becoming a minor league free agent on November 7, 2019. Castro was added to the Tigers 40–man roster following the 2019 season. Castro made his major league debut on July 27, 2020, but gave up a two-run homer in one inning of work.

Toronto Blue Jays

On December 7, 2020, Castro was claimed off waivers by the

. On January 21, 2021, Castro was designated for assignment by the Blue Jays following the signing of

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. Castro was outrighted on January 27. On April 14, 2021, Castro was selected to the active roster.

Cleveland Guardians

On April 7, 2022, the Blue Jays traded Castro to the

in exchange for

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. Castro was designated for assignment on September 1, 2022.

Baltimore Orioles

On September 3, 2022, Castro was claimed off waivers by the

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. He made 8 appearances for the Triple-A

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down the stretch, registering a 2.16 ERA with 8 strikeouts in innings pitched. He did not appear in a game for Baltimore, and was

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on October 6, after Anthony Bemboom was added to the roster. He cleared waivers and was sent outright to Norfolk on October 10, but rejected the assignment in favor of free agency on October 13.

Washington Nationals

On December 14, 2022, Castro signed a minor league deal with the

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. He appeared in only two games for the Triple–A

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, allowing five runs on three hits and three walks in of an inning. On July 25, 2023, Castro was released by the Nationals organization.https://www.milb.com/transactions/2023-07-25

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Castro, Anthony 1995 births Living people Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Cleveland Guardians players Detroit Tigers players Erie SeaWolves players Gulf Coast Tigers players Lakeland Flying Tigers players Leones del Caracas players Major League Baseball pitchers Major League Baseball players from Venezuela Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States Mesa Solar Sox players Rochester Red Wings players Toronto Blue Jays players Venezuelan Summer League Tigers players West Michigan Whitecaps players