#53

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Full Name:
 

Welington Andrés Castillo​

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Nicknames:

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“Beef” (after Beef Wellington), "Beef Mode"

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Born:  
   

April 24, 1987

San Isidro, Dominican Republic

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Family:  

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Mother: Argentina Paulino

Father: Federico

Cousin: Kelvin

 

His cousin Kelvin is a barber in San Isidro, DR.

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School:  

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Not available​

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Baseball Related:

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2004 - Signed as an amateur free agent by the Chicago Cubs.

 

2010 - August 10 - Major League debut with the Chicago Cubs.

 

2015 - Traded to the Seattle Mariners for Yoervis Medina.

 

2015 - Traded from the Mariners (with Dominic Leone, Gabby Guerrero, and Jack Reinheimer) to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Mark Trumbo and Vidal Nuño.

 

2016 - Signed a 1-year contract with the Baltimore Orioles ($6 million).

 

2017- Signed a 2-year contract with the Chicago White Sox ($15 million).

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Extra:

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Not available

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Sample Heckles:

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"Beef, what team are you playing for tomorrow?"

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Heckle him on twitter:

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Not available

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