Fabio Castro
| Fabio Castro | |
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 Francisco Rosario (left) and Fabio Castro on 1 October 2007. |
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| Oakland Athletics | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: January 20, 1985 Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic |
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| Bats: Left | Throws: Left |
| MLB debut | |
| April 6, 2006 for the Texas Rangers | |
| Career statistics (through 2011 season) |
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| Win–loss record | 0–1 |
| Earned run average | 3.30 |
| Strikeouts | 32 |
| Teams | |
| Medal record | ||
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Competitor for  Dominican Republic |
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| Men's Baseball | ||
| Central American and Caribbean Games | ||
| Bronze | 2002 San Salvador | Team |
Fabio Enrique Castro (born January 20, 1985 in Monte Christi, Dominican Republic) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Oakland Athletics organization.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Chicago White Sox
He was originally signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent on December 26, 2001.
[edit] Texas Rangers
Castro was the first pick in the 2005 Rule 5 Draft. He was selected by the Kansas City Royals, who then traded Castro to the Texas Rangers for second baseman Esteban German. Castro made his major league debut on April 6, 2006 for the Rangers.
[edit] Philadelphia Phillies
He was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies in June 2006 for minor league prospect Daniel Haigwood.
He finished the 2006 season with a 1.54 ERA.
Castro started the 2007 season with the Ottawa Lynx, the Triple-A affiliate for the Phillies. On April 26, 2007, Castro was called back up to the Phillies when the team optioned pitcher Matt Smith for assignment. On August 28, 2008, Castro was called up to the Phillies, replacing Andrew Carpenter. He was optioned the following day, without making an appearance.
[edit] Toronto Blue Jays
Castro was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays at the end of the 2008 season to complete a trade for Matt Stairs.
[edit] Boston Red Sox
Castro signed a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox on December 7, 2009.[1] He spent the season with the Pawtucket Red Sox.
Castro was designated for assignment on June 29, 2010 to make room for recently acquired Eric Patterson.[2]
[edit] Seattle Mariners
Castro signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners for the 2011 season.[3] He spent the season with the Tacoma Rainiers.
[edit] Oakland Athletics
On January 6, 2012, he signed a minor league contract with the Oakland Athletics.
[edit] References
- ^ Rosenthal, Ken. BoSox add more cheap pitching, FOX Sports. Published December 7, 2009. Retrieved December 8, 2009.
- ^ Browne, Ian. Patterson activated: Castro sent down, MLB.com. Published June 28, 2010. Retrieved June 29, 2010
- ^ http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20101124&content_id=16203212&vkey=pr_sea&fext=.jsp&c_id=sea
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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