:Diosdani Castillo

{{short description|Cuban baseball player}}

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| position = Pitcher

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| birth_place = Cuba

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Diosdani Castillo Vergel (born November 22, 1987), also known as Diosdany Castillo, is a Cuban baseball pitcher for the Rieleros de Aguascalientes of the Mexican Baseball League.

Castillo played for the Naranjas de Villa Clara in the Cuban National Series and for the Cuba national baseball team at the 2013 World Baseball Classic. In July 2014, Castillo was kicked off Villa Clara's team for a failed defection attempt in an effort to play in Major League Baseball.{{cite web | url=http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/cuba-team-boots-diosdani-castillo-yasmany-hernandez-romero-after-defection-bids-070714 | title=MLB News, Videos, Scores, Teams, Standings, Stats }} He successfully defected from Cuba to Mexico in August.{{cite web|url=http://www.havanatimes.org/?p=105815|title=Pitcher Diosdany Castillo Flees Cuba, Training in Mexico|work=Havana Times.org|date=August 29, 2014 |accessdate=November 27, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.martinoticias.com/content/beisbol-diosdani-castillo-relevista-mexico-/74646.html|title=El lanzador cubano Diosdani Castillo "pone la bola donde quiere"|work=Radio y Televisión Martí - Martinoticias.com|accessdate=November 27, 2014}} He started the 2016 season with the Tigres de Quintana Roo, but was traded to the Rieleros de Aguascalientes on June 7, 2016. He was released by the Rieleros on June 21, 2016, after two starts.