Bernie Castro

Bernie Castro
Bernie Castro
	Second baseman
	Born: July 14, 1979 (age 44); Santiago, Dominican Republic
	Batted: Switch Threw: Right
MLB debut
	September 1, 2005, for the Baltimore Orioles
Last MLB appearance
	October 1, 2006, for the Washington Nationals
MLB statistics
Batting average	.253
Hits	48
Runs batted in	17
Teams
	Baltimore Orioles (2005); Washington Nationals (2006);
Medals
Representing Dominican Republic
Men's Baseball
Central American and Caribbean Games

Bernabel "Bernie" Castro (born July 14, 1979 in Santiago, Dominican Republic) is a former Major League Baseball second baseman. He played two major league seasons, one with each the Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles.

Career

He was signed by the New York Yankees as an international free agent in 1997. After two seasons, he was traded to the San Diego Padres for outfielder Kevin Reese.

After becoming a free agent in the 2004 offseason, he signed a minor league deal with the Baltimore Orioles. He would play in 24 games for the major league team, hitting .288 with a .360 on-base percentage.

He again became a free agent after the 2005 season, and signed with the Washington Nationals where he would play 42 games, accumulating 110 at-bats.

He was granted free agency once more after the 2007 season, and signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees. He again became a free agent after the 2008 season.

Throughout his career he has showed impressive speed and solid contact abilities along with a strong arm and good instincts at second base.

During the winter he played for his hometown Aguilas Cibaeñas in the Dominican Winter League.

After his playing career ended, Castro became a hitting coach for the Dominican Summer League Pirates.

External links

Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs

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