Gian De Castro

Position:
INF
Height:
6-4
Weight:
230
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Major:
Communications
Hometown:
Weston, Fla.
Prev School:
Arizona State

Prior to LBSU: Sat out the season as a redshirt at Arizona State in 2025.

High School: A 2024 graduate of North Broward Prep … Helped North Broward win three state championships while appearing in four state title games … Hit .383 with 23 RBI and seven doubles as a senior … Hit .321 as a junior in 2023 with three homers, a triple and four doubles … Ranked the No. 295 recruit in the nation by Perfect Game and the No. 22 third basemen nationally … Also tabbed by the outlet as the No. 44 recruit in the state of Florida and No. 7 third basemen … Rated the No. 11 third baseman in the state by Prep Baseball Report… Club: Competed for Clubhouse 2024 EvoShield at the club level … Across 137 plate appearances at the tournament level in 2023, he hit .313 with a .504 OBP…Had recorded two homers, three triples and five doubles with 33 RBIs and 29 walks to just 17 strikeouts and posting 12 stolen bases on 13 chances … Batted .474 with a whopping 1.322 OPS with three triples and eight doubles and three HRs in his 57 ABs…Struck out just three times with 19 walks and was 8-for-8 on stolen bases … Has appeared in 64 showcases and tourneys during his prep/club career … 2023 WWBA World Championship … 2023 WWBA 2024 Grads/17U National Championship (All-Tournament Team) … 2023 Perfect Game National Showcase … 2022 Fall Top Prospect National Showcase (Top Prospect Team) … Recorded a Top 10 Infield and First Base velo at the 2023 National Showcase …Appeared on 32 All-Tournament teams … Played for Charlottesville and New Market of the Valley League during the Summer of 2025.

Personal: Son of Raul and Isabelle De Castro … Father was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1995 MLB Draft … Uncle Amaury Telemaco played in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs, Arizona Diamondbacks, and the Philadelphia Phillies from 1996 to 2005 … Intended major is Communications.