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José Castillo
- This is an article about the baseball player José Castillo, not the José Castillo whose death was one of the precipitating events of the Spanish Civil War.
José Castillo [cas-TEEL-lyo] (born March 19, 1982 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball second baseman who made his debut on April 7, 2004 with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Castillo is rated as the Pirates' best defensive infielder. He was named the fourth-best prospect by Baseball America following the 2003 season, and he also ranked as the top Pittsburgh prospect by USA Today Sports Weekly.
In 2003, Castillo was both the starting shortstop for the World Team in Major League Baseball's Futures Game played at Chicago's U.S. Cellular Field, and as an All-Star in the Eastern League. A right-handed batter, he played winter ball in Venezuela with the Leones del Caracas team, hitting .255 (49-for-192) with five home runs and 28 RBI in 53 games
In his rookie season Castillo hit .256 (98-for-383) with eight home runs, 39 RBI, 44 runs, 15 doubles, two triples, and three stolen bases in 129 games.
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Categories: Pittsburgh Pirates players | Major league second basemen | Major league shortstops | Venezuelan baseball players | 1982 births
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