José Castro

Who is José Castro?

José Castro is a former Minor League Baseball player and coach in Major League Baseball. He was previously the manager of the Tacoma Rainiers, the Triple-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners.

Castro was formerly the hitting coach with the San Diego Padres Triple-A affiliate Portland Beavers from 2005–2006, and the Montreal Expos now-defunct Triple-A affiliate Edmonton Trappers in 2003. He was announced as the roving minor league hitting instructor for the entire Seattle Mariners organization in December 2007. Following Seattle Mariners manager John McLaren's firing on June 19, 2008, bench coach Jim Riggleman was promoted to the top spot, Lee Elia was moved from hitting coach to bench coach, and Castro became the new hitting coach for the team. On January 13, 2009, he was named the Mariners' minor league hitting coordinator.

Castro went to Miami Jackson Senior High school where they retired his number, "9". He signed out of high school in 1977, Castro played minor league ball for 14 years, with 10 of these being at the Triple-A level. However, he never played in the majors, and instead went right into coaching, which he's done ever since.