Nicholas Castellanos is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on March 4, 1992 in Davie, United States. Nicholas Alexander Castellanos, born March 4, 1992, is an American professional baseball right-fielder for the Cincinnati Reds in Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played for the Chicago Cubs and Detroit Tigers.
Castellanos was the 44th pick of the Major League Baseball draft in 2010. Baseball America rated him as the fourteenth-best overall prospect and the third-best power hitting prospect. Because of his dedication to the University of Miami, he fell. He signed with the Tigers and received a $3.45million signing bonus. This was the largest bonus ever offered to a player after the first round. The deal almost was invalidated because the Tigers’ email to Commissioner of Baseball did not reach him until 3:00 AM on August 15, 2010. A text message regarding the deal sent to Commissioner’s Office at 11:59 convinced Commissioner to approve it.
Castellanos was blocked at third base by Miguel Cabrera and at first base by Prince Fielder. He has been seen as a potential centerpiece for a trade to acquire a marquee talent. However, the Tigers considered Castellanos untouchable in trade negotiations. Castellanos began to take outfield practice in left field during the 2012 season.
Prior to the 2012 season, Baseball America ranked him as the second best prospect in the organization and 45th best in baseball. The Tigers invited Castellanos to spring training in 2012, and expect to assign him to either the Class-A Advanced Lakeland Tigers of the Florida State League or the Class-AA Erie SeaWolves of the Eastern League. Castellanos began the 2012 season with Class-A Lakeland. He was named the Tigers’ minor league player of the month of May 2012. After he batted .402 with 32 RBIs in 55 games for Lakeland, the Tigers promoted Castellanos to Erie on June 4. Appearing in the 2012 All-Star Futures Game, Castellanos hit a three-run home run, and was named the game’s Most Valuable Player. He batted .264 with Erie that year.
Castellanos was brought up in South Florida by his parents, Michelle & Jorge. His mother is from Michigan. Castellanos was a student at the American Heritage School, Plantation, Florida. He played baseball for the school’s baseball program. American Heritage was awarded the Florida state championship his sophomore year. Castellanos moved to Archbishop McCarthy High School, Fort Lauderdale, Florida before his junior year. After finishing his senior season with a.542 batting average and 34 runs scored, 41 RBIs, 22 stolen bases, Castellanos was named Gatorade State Player of the Year. He led his team to the Class 4A championship. He won Most Valuable Player honours in the Under Armour All-America Baseball Game 2009 at Wrigley Field. He scored three runs, had four doubles, and three RBIs. Castellanos was named the Class 6A-5A-4A player of the year by the Sun-Sentinel.
