Ramón Castro (third baseman)
Ramón Castro | |||||||||||
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![]() Castro with Rimini Baseball Club | |||||||||||
Infielder | |||||||||||
Born: Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela | October 23, 1979|||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |||||||||||
MLB debut | |||||||||||
June 21, 2004, for the Oakland Athletics | |||||||||||
Last MLB appearance | |||||||||||
July 26, 2004, for the Oakland Athletics | |||||||||||
MLB statistics | |||||||||||
Batting average | .133 | ||||||||||
Home runs | 0 | ||||||||||
Runs batted in | 3 | ||||||||||
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Ramón Alfredo Castro Muñoz (born October 23, 1979 in Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela) is a retired Venezuelan infielder. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics.
Baseball career[]
Atlanta Braves[]
Castro was originally signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves in 1996. After six years in their minor league system, he was granted free agency.
Oakland Athletics[]
Castro signed with the Oakland Athletics in 2003. He was called up from the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats and made his MLB debut on June 22, 2004 as a Pinch Hitter for Bobby Crosby. He played in his final game as a Defensive Replacement at Shortstop for Bobby Crosby for the Athletics a month later on July 26, 2004. He Wore #47 & played in nine games for the Athletics. With Sacramento, Castro batted .233 (27-for-116) with one home run, 15 RBI, 15 runs, eight doubles, two triples and one stolen base. With the Athletics, he hit .133 (2-for-15) with three RBI, one run, and one double in nine games.
Washington Nationals[]
In 2005, Castro played in the Washington Nationals organization, but was suspended 105 games in July and fined an undisclosed amount for violating the steroids policy.[1]
Newark Bears[]
He previously played for the Newark Bears from 2007 to 2008, being named the Most Valuable Player of the 2008 Atlantic League All-Star Game after hitting two home runs.[2] In 2008, he hit .352 with 23 home runs and 84 RBI.
San Francisco Giants[]
On June 26, 2009 Castro signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants.[3]
Guerreros de Oaxaca[]
He played in five games with the Guerreros de Oaxaca in 2010.
York Revolution[]
Castro set Revolution season records in 2010 with a .339 batting average, 37 doubles and a .437 on-base percentage, ranking second in the Atlantic League in all three categories. His performance earned him First Team Atlantic League All-Star honors for the third time in his career. The Valencia, Venezuela native also had a 68-game errorless streak from May 15, 2010 through July 29, 2010. Then, he went on to bat .375 in the 2010 postseason. His final highlight was driving in the championship-clinching run on a tenth-inning sacrifice fly during Game 3 of the Atlantic League Championship Series at Bridgeport Bluefish.
Rimini Baseball Club[]
Castro batted .328 (397-for-1396) in 1,396 Atlantic League games before joining the Rimini BBC in 2013.
Bridgeport Bluefish[]
Castro signed with the Bridgeport Bluefish for the 2014 season. Castro played in 127 games for the Bluefish.
Kansas City Royals[]
On March 24, 2015, Castro signed a minor league deal with the Kansas City Royals for the 2015 season.
See also[]
References[]
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Venezuelan Professional Baseball League statistics
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Bridgeport Bluefish players
- Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Venezuela
- Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Connecticut Defenders players
- Eugene Emeralds players
- Greenville Braves players
- Guerreros de Oaxaca players
- Gulf Coast Braves players
- Harrisburg Senators players
- Macon Braves players
- Major League Baseball players from Venezuela
- Major League Baseball third basemen
- Mexican League baseball third basemen
- Midland RockHounds players
- Myrtle Beach Pelicans players
- Newark Bears players
- Oakland Athletics players
- Pastora de los Llanos players
- Potomac Nationals players
- Richmond Braves players
- Rimini Baseball Club players
- Rojos del Águila de Veracruz players
- Sacramento River Cats players
- Sportspeople from Valencia, Carabobo
- Tigres de Aragua players
- Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in Italy
- Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in Mexico
- Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Venezuelan sportspeople in doping cases
- York Revolution players
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in baseball