Vinny Castilla

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Vinny Castilla
Colorado Rockies — No. 9
Third baseman
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Major League Baseball debut
September 1, 1991 for the Atlanta Braves
Selected MLB statistics
(through July 14, 2006)
AVG     .276
OBP     .321
HR     319
Teams

    Vinicio Castilla Soria, commonly known as Vinny Castilla [cass-TEE-yah] (born July 4, 1967 in Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico), is a Major League Baseball third baseman who plays for the Colorado Rockies. Previously, he played with the San Diego Padres (2006), Washington Nationals (2005), Atlanta Braves (1991-92, 2002-03), Colorado Rockies (1993-99, 2004), Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2000, 2001) and Houston Astros (2001).

    A huge favorite among Rockies fans, Castilla hit 40 home runs both in 1996 and 1997, 46 in 1998, and has compiled five 100-plus RBI seasons, leading the National League with a career-high 131 in 2004. He helped to lead the Rockies to their only playoffs appearance in 1995. He remains in the top ten in many offensive categories for the Rockies.[1]

    Castilla was a member of the inaugural Colorado Rockies team that began play in Major League Baseball in 1993.

    Castilla, having one of the worst seasons of his career, was released by the Padres on July 19, 2006 to make room for pitcher Mike Thompson. On August 14, the Rockies signed him to a minor league contract and he was recalled from the Colorado Springs Sky Sox on September 1, 2006. On September 28, in a game against the Dodgers, Castilla had a pinch-hit RBI single in his last at bat at the Rockies' home stadium, Coors Field.

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