Alberto Terrero Castillo (born February 10, 1970) is a Dominican former professional baseball
catcher
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. Castillo was born in
San Juan de la Maguana
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, Dominican Republic. Between and , Castillo played for the
New York Mets
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(1995–),
St. Louis Cardinals
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(),
Toronto Blue Jays
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(–),
San Francisco Giants
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(),
Kansas City Royals
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(–),
Oakland Athletics
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(2005), and
Baltimore Orioles
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(). He batted and threw right-handed.
In a twelve-season career, Castillo posted a .220
batting average
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with 12
home run
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s and 101
RBI in 418
games played
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. His longest tenure with one team was the New York Mets, who he played with for four seasons.
During his time with the Mets, Castillo helped end one of the longest scoreless opening day games in MLB history. On March 31, 1998, he hit a full-count, two-out, pinch-hit single to right with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 14th inning to help the Mets beat their
division rival Philadelphia Phillies
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1–0 at
Shea Stadium
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on December 13, 2005, Castillo played the 2006 season with the Triple-A
New Orleans Zephyrs
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. He finished his 2006 season with the Zephyrs with a .268 batting average and 30 RBI. Castillo was a catcher for the first
Dominican team in the inaugural
2006 World Baseball Classic
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.
The
Boston Red Sox
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organization signed him to a minor league contract on December 20, 2006, and invited him to participate in the Red Sox' 2007
spring training
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.
On March 27, 2007, the Red Sox traded him to the
Baltimore Orioles
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for minor league
outfielder
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Cory Keylor.
He was used in the 2007 season by the Orioles to fill in for injured catcher
Ramón Hernández
Ramón José Hernández Marin (; born May 20, 1976) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Oakland Athletics (1999–2003), San Diego Padres (2004–2005), Baltimore Orioles (2006 ...
twice and was designated for assignment twice after Hernandez's return. Castillo became a minor league free agent after the season. Castillo was the captain for the Dominican Team in the 2007 Caribbean Series.
On February 14, 2008, Castillo signed a minor league contract with the
Houston Astros
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and was invited to
spring training
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. After spending spring training with the Astros, Castillo was demoted on March 24 to the minors and later released. Confusingly, the Orioles signed a pitcher named
Alberto Castillo at the beginning of the 2008 season.
On July 3, 2008, Castillo signed with the
Camden Riversharks
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of the
Atlantic League. In 2009, he played for the
Newark Bears
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before being traded to the rival
Long Island Ducks
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on July 6.
He is currently the catching instructor of the
Dominican Summer League Mets
After withdrawing their affiliate from the Venezuelan Summer League, the Major League Baseball's New York Mets
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.
References
External links
Baseball Library
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1970 births
Living people
Águilas Cibaeñas players
Baltimore Orioles players
Binghamton Mets players
Columbia Mets players
Columbus Clippers players
Dominican Republic baseball coaches
Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Canada
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Fresno Grizzlies players
Gigantes del Cibao players
Gulf Coast Mets players
Kansas City Royals players
Kingsport Mets players
Long Island Ducks players
Major League Baseball catchers
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Mexican League baseball catchers
Minor league baseball managers
New Orleans Zephyrs players
New York Mets players
New York Yankees players
Newark Bears players
Norfolk Tides players
Oakland Athletics players
Omaha Royals players
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Pittsfield Mets players
Sacramento River Cats players
San Francisco Giants players
St. Louis Cardinals players
St. Lucie Mets players
Sultanes de Monterrey players
Toronto Blue Jays players
Toros del Este players
Vaqueros Laguna players
World Baseball Classic players of the Dominican Republic
2006 World Baseball Classic players
2009 World Baseball Classic players