Braulio Robinson Medrano Castillo (born May 13, 1968) is a Dominican former

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, who played in

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(MLB) with the Philadelphia Phillies. He batted and threw right-handed.

Baseball career

Signed by the

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as an amateur

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in 1985, Castillo was traded to the Phillies, in exchange for

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, on July 31, 1991. He made his big league debut with the Phillies, on August 18, 1991, and appeared in his final game on October 4, 1992.

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