Rodolfo Castro

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Rodolfo Castro
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Castro with the Indianapolis Indians in 2021
Pittsburgh Pirates – No. 14
Second baseman / Third baseman
Born: (1999-05-21) May 21, 1999 (age 22)
El Llano, Dominican Republic
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 21, 2021, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB statistics
(through 2021 season)
Batting average.198
Home runs5
Runs batted in8
Teams

Rodolfo Castro (born May 21, 1999) is a Dominican professional baseball second baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Career[]

Minor league career[]

Castro signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates as an international free agent in 2015.[1] He made his professional debut in 2016 with the Dominican Summer League Pirates, batting .271 with two home runs and 29 RBIs over 56 games. In 2017, he played with the Gulf Coast League Pirates, slashing .277/.344/.479 with six home runs and 32 RBIs, and in 2018, he played for the West Virginia Power, hitting .231 with 12 home runs and fifty RBIs.[2] Castro split the 2019 season with both the Greensboro Grasshoppers (with whom he was named a South Atlantic League All-Star) and the Bradenton Marauders, slashing a combined .242/.298/.456 with 19 home runs and 73 RBIs.[3][4]

Pittsburgh Pirates[]

On November 20, 2020, Castro was added to the 40-man roster.[5] He was promoted to the major leagues for the first time on April 21, 2021. He made his MLB debut that day as the starting third baseman in the second game of a doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers.[6] He was optioned to the Altoona Curve in mid-July, but was recalled shortly after the Pirates traded Adam Frazier, with Castro being Frazier's replacement at second base.[7]

On July 28, 2021, Castro hit two home runs against the Milwaukee Brewers. These were both his fourth and fifth major league home runs and his fourth and fifth major league hits, making him the first major league player since at least 1901 whose first five major league hits were all home runs.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "2015 Pirates International Signing Review". Pirates Prospects. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  2. ^ Williams, Tim. "Rodolfo Castro Learns To Tame His Aggression". www.baseballamerica.com.
  3. ^ "Hoppers' Rodolfo Castro a catalyst for Northern Division's All-Star victory | Sports". greensboro.com. June 18, 2019. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  4. ^ "Rule 5 draft: Pirates' outlook complicated by circumstances | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette". Liber.post-gazette.com. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  5. ^ Adams, Steve (November 20, 2020). "Pirates Designate Trevor Williams For Assignment". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  6. ^ Biertempfel, Rob. "Pirates rookie Rodolfo Castro makes unlikely major-league home run history: 'The guy's incredible'". The Athletic.
  7. ^ "Pirates recall Rodolfo Castro, Cody Ponce, start Luis Oviedo on the mound amid chaotic trade deadline". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  8. ^ McCalvy, Adam. "Win-win for Crew as offense set to get boost". MLB.com. Retrieved 2021-07-29.

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