Juan Castro
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| Cincinnati Reds — No. 9 | |
| Shortstop | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
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| September 2, 1995 for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through August 5, 2006) |
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| Batting Average | .232 |
| On-Base Percentage | .271 |
| Fielding Percentage | .978 |
| Former teams | |
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Juan Castro (born Juan Gabriel Castro in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico on June 20, 1972) is a Major League Baseball infielder. He is a currently a shortstop for the Cincinnati Reds. Castro bats right-handed, throws right-handed, and wears number 9.
Castro is a 1990 graduate of CBTIS 43 High School in Los Mochis. He has three children with his wife Yadira (née Delgado).
Castro made his Major League debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers on September 2, 1995. Playing for the Dodgers was especially meaningful for Castro, as he idolized fellow Mexican and former Dodgers pitching ace Fernando Valenzuela as a child. Castro played for the Dodgers through the 1999 season, and for the Cincinnati Reds from 2000 to 2004.
In 2005 Castro was signed by the Minnesota Twins as a backup to rookie shortstop Jason Bartlett. Bartlett showed promise early in the season, but began to slump at the plate and was sent down to the minor leagues. Relishing his new starting job, Castro has become a fan favorite for his spectacular defensive plays.
On June 15, 2006, he was traded back to the Cincinnati Reds for minor league outfielder Brandon Roberts.
Known to all of baseball as Manos de Oro "Golden Hands" because of his defensive specialty coming up in the bigs. Drew Angerer also found one of Castro's bats in the hitting tunnel at Fifth Third Field in Dayton, OH.
[edit] Career Stats
Yr Ag Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS AVG OBP SLG TB SF SH IBB HBP GIDP ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 23 LAD NL 11 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 1 0 0 0 0 0 1996 24 LAD NL 70 132 16 26 5 3 0 5 1 0 .197 .254 .280 37 0 4 0 0 3 1997 25 LAD NL 40 75 3 11 3 1 0 4 0 0 .147 .220 .213 16 0 2 1 0 2 1998 26 LAD NL 89 220 25 43 7 0 2 14 0 0 .195 .245 .255 56 2 9 0 0 5 1999 27 LAD NL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 2000 28 CIN NL 82 224 20 54 12 2 4 23 0 2 .241 .283 .366 82 2 4 1 0 9 2001 29 CIN NL 96 242 27 54 10 0 3 13 0 0 .223 .261 .302 73 2 4 2 0 9 2002 30 CIN NL 54 82 5 18 3 0 2 11 0 0 .220 .278 .329 27 1 1 0 0 0 2003 31 CIN NL 113 320 28 81 14 1 9 33 2 3 .253 .290 .388 124 3 7 1 0 7 2004 32 CIN NL 111 299 36 73 21 2 5 26 1 0 .244 .277 .378 113 1 2 1 0 11 2005 33 MIN AL 97 272 27 70 18 1 5 33 0 1 .257 .279 .386 105 2 9 1 0 8 2006 34 MIN AL 50 156 10 36 5 2 1 14 1 1 .231 .258 .306 48 1 1 0 0 6 2006 34 CIN NL 26 53 5 17 4 0 2 7 0 1 .321 .345 .509 27 0 0 0 0 0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTALS 841 2080 202 484 102 12 33 183 5 8 .233 .271 .341 709 14 43 7 0 60 12 Seasons
Stats as of August 9, 2006
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