Rodolfo Castro
Rodolfo Castro | |
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Philadelphia Phillies – No. 29 | |
Second baseman / Shortstop | |
Born: El Llano, Dominican Republic | May 21, 1999|
Bats: Switch Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 21, 2021, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
MLB statistics (through 2023 season) | |
Batting average | .219 |
Home runs | 22 |
Runs batted in | 59 |
Teams | |
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Rodolfo Castro (born May 21, 1999) is a Dominican professional baseball infielder for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Career
Pittsburgh Pirates
Minor leagues
Castro signed with the
Major leagues
On November 20, 2020, the Pirates added Castro to their
In 2022, Castro played in 71 games for Pittsburgh, hitting .233/.299/.427 with 11 home runs and 27 RBI.[9] He began the 2023 season with the Pirates, slashing .228/.317/.355 with 6 home runs and 22 RBI.[10]
Philadelphia Phillies
On August 1, 2023, Castro was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for pitcher Bailey Falter.[11] In 14 games for the Phillies, he batted .100/.156/.100 with no home runs and two RBI.
Castro was optioned to the Triple–A Lehigh Valley IronPigs to begin the 2024 season.[12]
References
- ^ "2015 Pirates International Signing Review". Pirates Prospects. 31 March 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
- ^ Williams, Tim (28 May 2019). "Rodolfo Castro Learns To Tame His Aggression". www.baseballamerica.com.
- ^ "Hoppers' Rodolfo Castro a catalyst for Northern Division's All-Star victory | Sports". greensboro.com. June 18, 2019. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
- ^ "Rule 5 draft: Pirates' outlook complicated by circumstances | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette". Liber.post-gazette.com. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
- ^ Adams, Steve (November 20, 2020). "Pirates Designate Trevor Williams For Assignment". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
- ^ Biertempfel, Rob. "Pirates rookie Rodolfo Castro makes unlikely major-league home run history: 'The guy's incredible'". The New York Times.
- ^ "Pirates recall Rodolfo Castro, Cody Ponce, start Luis Oviedo on the mound amid chaotic trade deadline". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- ^ McCalvy, Adam. "Win-win for Crew as offense set to get boost". MLB.com. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
- ^ "Rodolfo Castro - Stats - Batting". fangraphs.com. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
- ^ "Phillies' Rodolfo Castro: Traded to Philly". cbssports.com. August 2023. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
- ^ "Phillies add All-Star Lorenzen, switch-hitting Castro at Deadline". MLB.com.
- ^ "Phillies Announce More Roster Cuts With Some Big Names Sent Home". si.com. 19 March 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet