| Jason Castro | |
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Jason Castro warming up in the batter's box at the June 14, 2009 game of the Hooks vs. the Missions. |
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| Houston Astros – No. 15 | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: June 18, 1987 Castro Valley, California |
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| Bats: Left | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| June 22, 2010 for the Houston Astros | |
| Career statistics (through May 30, 2011) |
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| Batting average | .205 |
| Home runs | 2 |
| Runs batted in | 8 |
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| Medal record | ||
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| Men’s baseball | ||
| Competitor for United States | ||
| Baseball World Cup | ||
| Gold | 2009 Nettuno | National team |
Jason Michael Castro (born June 18, 1987) is a catcher for the Houston Astros.
Castro played high school baseball for Castro Valley High School.[1]
He played college baseball for Stanford University, named the club's most valuable player his junior year.[2][3]
Castro was selected by the Astros in the first round (tenth overall) of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft.[4]
He played in the Cape Cod League during the summer of 2007 and started in Single-A for the Tri-City ValleyCats in 2008. He was promoted to play for the Class AA Corpus Christi Hooks on June 7, 2009[5] after playing in Advanced-A for the Lancaster JetHawks and played his first game for the team on June 10.
Castro was selected to play for the United States team in the 2009 All-Star Futures Game in St. Louis. In the game, he threw out a runner and hit a three-run home run.[6]
He was ranked 53rd on Baseball America's list of "Top 100 Prospects" in 2009.[7]
On June 20, 2010, it was announced that Castro was being called up to the Houston Astros from Class AAA Round Rock Express.
Castro made his Major League debut on June 22, 2010 at Minute Maid Park against the San Francisco Giants. He singled off Tim Lincecum in his first career at-bat.[8]
Castro hit his first major league home run on June 24, 2010 against Matt Cain.
Castro has continued his studies at Stanford in the offseason, so he can get his degree in sociology.
On March 2, 2011, while playing in a Spring Training game against the Detroit Tigers, Castro suffered a knee injury while running to first base. Castro underwent surgery two days later on March 4 to repair his torn ACL and a damaged meniscus. As a result, he missed the entire 2011 season.
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