Jason Castro Notable

b. June 18, 1987 · Houston Astros 2010, 2012–2016, 2021–2022, Minnesota Twins 2017–2019, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 2020, San Diego Padres 2020

Jason Castro played for four clubs across 13 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Houston Astros in 2010 and closing with the Houston Astros in 2022.

Across 952 games he batted .227, with 678 hits and 368 runs. He finished with 97 home runs, 166 doubles and 6 stolen bases.

He played 885 games behind the plate, with 6,323 putouts and 32 errors. He turned 50 double plays.

He was an All-Star in 2013.

He was born in Castro Valley, CA, USA on June 18, 1987. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	2013
Player of the Week	1	2013

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
2010	HOU	67	195	26	40	8	1	2	8	22	41	0	.205
2012	HOU	87	257	29	66	15	2	6	29	31	61	0	.257
2013	HOU	120	435	63	120	35	1	18	56	50	130	2	.276
2014	HOU	126	465	43	103	21	2	14	56	34	151	1	.222
2015	HOU	104	337	38	71	19	0	11	31	33	115	0	.211
2016	HOU	113	329	41	69	16	3	11	32	45	123	2	.210
2017	MIN	110	356	49	86	22	0	10	47	45	108	0	.242
2018	MIN	19	63	4	9	3	0	1	3	9	26	0	.143
2019	MIN	79	237	39	55	9	0	13	30	33	88	0	.232
2020	LAA/SDP	27	80	8	15	9	0	2	9	12	33	0	.188
2021	HOU	66	149	22	35	7	0	8	21	25	54	0	.235
2022	HOU	34	78	6	9	2	0	1	3	8	40	1	.115
Career	—	952	2981	368	678	166	9	97	325	347	970	6	.227

On this day & linked events

1987

Born June 18, 1987

Castro Valley, CA, USA

2010

Major-league debut: Jason Castro

Jason Castro made a major-league debut on June 22, 2010.

2022

Final major-league game: Jason Castro

Jason Castro played a final major-league game on June 29, 2022.

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