Nick Castellanos Wife
This beautiful gal is Jessica Gomez, now Jessica Castellanos, and she is Nick Castellanos Wife. Castellanos, as some of you know, is an outfielder and third baseman with the Philadelphia Phillies.
Nick Castellanos previously played for the Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs, and the Detroit Tigers.
Nick Castellanos Ex Wife
Nick Castellanos wife is Jessica Gomez now Jessica Castellanos, but before her, Castellanos was married to Vanessa Hernandez from 2015 to 2018.
Vanessa Hernandez was his high school sweetheart and the mother of his eldest son, Liam Ryan, born in August 2013.
Nick Castellanos Wife
Nick Castellanos’ wife is the lovely Jessica Gomez Castellanos. They started dating in 2017, got married on February 8, 2021.
Jessica Gomez Castellanos
Jessica Castellanos born Jessica Antonia Gomez on January 8, 1993, in Edison, New Jersey. Jessica Castellanos graduated from Bishop George Ahr High School, now St. Thomas Aquinas High School.
Jessica graduated in 2015, with a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Florida International University. She is the owner of All Ways Social, the creative agency specializing in Marketing, Web and Content Creation, Graphic Design and Social Media Management.
In addition to that, she does freelance graphic designing; back in 2017, was a social media and marketing specialist at Universal Nutrition in New Brunswick, New Jersey. She also worked at Anatomy at 1220 (Membership Liaison and Marketing/Social Media Manager) from February 2015 to December 2016.
Jessica Castellanos gave birth to the couple’s first child, Otto Castellanos on May 4, 2022.
Nick Castellanos MLB Career
- Castellanos was selected by the Detroit Tigers in the second round of the 2010 Major League Baseball (MLB) draft, with the 44th overall pick.
- Before the draft, Baseball America rated him as the third best power hitting prospect and 14th best overall prospect.
- He signed with the Tigers for a $3.45 million signing bonus, which was the highest at that point ever given to a player taken after the first round.
- Castellanos played shortstop in high school but was shifted to third base as a professional.
- In 2011, he played for the West Michigan Whitecaps of the Class-A Midwest League, batting .312 with seven home runs and 76 RBIs, leading the Midwest League with 158 hits and being named the Tigers’ minor league position player of the year.
- Prior to the 2012 season, Baseball America ranked him as the second-best prospect in the organization and 45th best in baseball.
- He made his MLB debut in September 2013, playing left field.
- In 2014, he became the starting third baseman for the Tigers after Prince Fielder was traded.
- Castellanos hit his first MLB home run, finishing his rookie season with a .259 batting average, 11 home runs, 31 doubles and 66 RBIs; he was named the 2014 Detroit Tigers/Detroit Sports Media Association Rookie of the Year.
- On July 22, 2015, Castellanos hit his first career grand slam off Mike Montgomery of the Seattle Mariners.
- Castellanos suffered an injury on August 6, 2016, when he was hit by a pitch from Logan Verrett, fracturing the fifth metacarpal bone in his left hand. This resulted in him being placed on the 15-day disabled list for the first time in his career and missing at least four weeks. He returned only during the final week of the regular season.
- In January 2017, Castellanos agreed to a one-year contract with the Tigers worth $3 million, avoiding arbitration.
- Castellanos had a stellar game against the Kansas City Royals on July 18, 2017, hitting a single, triple, and two home runs, becoming the first Tigers player to do so since Dmitri Young in 2003.
- On September 29, 2017, Castellanos recorded his 100th RBI of the season, becoming the 10th player in Tigers history to drive in more than 100 runs at the age of 25 or younger, and the first player to do so since Miguel Cabrera in 2008.
- In January 2018, Castellanos agreed to a one-year contract with the Tigers worth $6.05 million, avoiding arbitration.
- Castellanos agreed to another one-year contract with the Tigers in January 2019, worth $9.95 million, avoiding arbitration again.
- Castellanos was traded by the Tigers to the Chicago Cubs on July 31, 2019, along with cash considerations, in exchange for Alex Lange and Paul Richan.
- Castellanos signed a four-year, $64 million contract with the Cincinnati Reds on January 27, 2020. The contract included an opt-out clause.
- Castellanos earned his first All-Star selection in 2021, posting career highs in batting average (.309) and home runs (34), while driving in 100 runs.
- Castellanos opted out of his contract with the Reds after the 2021 season, becoming a free agent.
- On March 22, 2022, Castellanos signed a five-year, $100 million contract with the Philadelphia Phillies.
Nick Castellanos Contract
On March 19, 2022, Nick Castellanos signed a five-year, $100 million contract with the Philadelphia Phillies. Castellanos earns an annual salary of $20 million.
