Alberto Castillo

Catcher, Baseball Player

1970 –

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Who is Alberto Castillo?

Alberto Terrero Castillo is a Major League Baseball catcher who currently plays for the Long Island Ducks of the independent Atlantic League. From 1995 through 2007, Castillo has played for the New York Mets, St. Louis Cardinals, Toronto Blue Jays, San Francisco Giants, Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics, and Baltimore Orioles. He bats and throws right-handed.

In a twelve-season career, Castillo has posted a .220 batting average with 12 home runs and 101 RBI in 418 games played. His longest tenure with one team was the New York Mets, who he played with for four seasons.

During his time with the Mets, Castillo helped end one of the longest scoreless opening day games in MLB history. On March 31, 1998, he hit a full-count, two-out, pinch-hit single to right with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 14th inning to help the Mets beat their division rival Philadelphia Phillies 1–0 at Shea Stadium.

Signed by the Washington Nationals on December 13, 2005, Castillo played the 2006 season with the Triple-A New Orleans Zephyrs. He finished his 2006 season with the Zephyrs with a .268 batting average and 30 RBI. Castillo was a catcher for the first Dominican team in the inaugural 2006 World Baseball Classic.

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Born
Feb 10, 1970
San Juan de la Maguana
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  • San Juan de la Maguana

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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