Alberto Castillo (baseball player)

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**Alberto Castillo**
Major League Baseball debut
— No.
Catcher
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
May 28, 1995 for the New York Mets
Selected MLB statistics (through September 7, 2006)
Batting average	.222
Home runs	11
Runs batted in	98
Former teams
New York Mets (1995–1998) St. Louis Cardinals (1999) Toronto Blue Jays (2000-2001) New York Yankees (2002) San Francisco Giants (2003) Kansas City Royals (2004-2005) Oakland Athletics (2005) Boston Red Sox 2006

Alberto Terrero Castillo (born February 10, 1970 in San Juan De La Maguana, Dominican Republic) is a backup catcher in Major League Baseball. From 1995 through 2005, Castillo has played for the New York Mets (1995-98), St. Louis Cardinals (1999), Toronto Blue Jays (2000-01), San Francisco Giants (2003), Kansas City Royals (2004-2005), and Oakland Athletics (2005). Castillo currently has a minor contract with the Boston Red Sox organization. He bats and throws right-handed.

In an eleven-season career, Castillo has posted a .222 batting average with 11 home runs and 98 RBI in 407 games played.

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 runs batted in.

The Boston Red Sox organization signed him to a minor league contract on December 20, 2006 and invited him to participate in the Red Sox' 2007 Spring Training.^[1]