1970
Born February 10, 1970
San Juan de la Maguana, San Juan, D.R.
Alberto Castillo Notable
b. February 10, 1970 · 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, Baltimore Orioles 2007
Alberto Castillo played for eight clubs across 13 seasons as a catcher, opening with the New York Mets in 1995 and closing with the Baltimore Orioles in 2007.
Across 418 games he batted .220, with 226 hits and 98 runs. He finished with 12 home runs, 39 doubles and 3 stolen bases.
He played 409 games behind the plate, with 2,292 putouts and 23 errors. He turned 19 double plays.
He was born in San Juan de la Maguana, San Juan, D.R. on February 10, 1970. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | NYM | 13 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | .103 |
| 1996 | NYM | 6 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .364 |
| 1997 | NYM | 35 | 59 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 0 | .203 |
| 1998 | NYM | 38 | 83 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 0 | .205 |
| 1999 | STL | 93 | 255 | 21 | 67 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 24 | 48 | 0 | .263 |
| 2000 | TOR | 66 | 185 | 14 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 21 | 36 | 0 | .211 |
| 2001 | TOR | 66 | 131 | 9 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 1 | .198 |
| 2002 | NYY | 15 | 37 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .135 |
| 2003 | SFG | 11 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .200 |
| 2004 | KCR | 29 | 89 | 12 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 0 | .270 |
| 2005 | KCR/OAK | 35 | 101 | 13 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 22 | 1 | .208 |
| 2007 | BAL | 11 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | .161 |
| Career | — | 418 | 1026 | 98 | 226 | 39 | 2 | 12 | 101 | 103 | 219 | 3 | .220 |
On this day & linked events
1995
Major-league debut: Alberto Castillo
Alberto Castillo made a major-league debut on May 28, 1995.
2007
Final major-league game: Alberto Castillo
Alberto Castillo played a final major-league game on June 21, 2007.
Image: Jeffrey Hayes, CC BY 2.0