Starlin Castro: A Baseball Reference

Starlin Castro (born March 6, 1992) is a Dominican professional baseball infielder for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut with the Chicago Cubs in 2010, and was traded to the New York Yankees in 2015.

Castro is a three-time MLB All-Star and won the National League Silver Slugger Award at shortstop in 2012. He has also played second base and third base.

Early Life and Amateur Career

Born in Montijo, province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Castro signed with the Chicago Cubs as an international free agent in 2006. He was considered one of the top prospects in baseball from 2009 through 2011.

Prior to signing, Castro was ranked as the top international prospect by Baseball America He had previously been linked to the Baltimore Orioles Los Angeles Dodgers and Cleveland Indians but ultimately chose to sign with the Cubs. signing bonuses for Cuban prospects had been capped at $2.9 million under Major League Baseball’s Collective Bargaining Agreement with its players union, but because he was under 23 and had not played professionally in Cuba, he was eligible to receive a signing bonus greater than that amount. The Cubs gave him a reported signing bonus of $6.0 million.

Professional Career

Starlin Castro signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees in 2019. He was invited to spring training and made the Opening Day roster. On opening day he had two hits, including a homer, and three RBIs in a win against the Baltimore Orioles

Personal Life

Starlin Castro was born on March 6, 1990, in Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic Castro signed with the Chicago Cubs as an international free agent in 2006. Castro made his Major League debut with the Cubs on May 7, 2010. In 2013, he was named to his first All-Star team After the 2015 season, he was traded to the New York Yankees

Awards and Accolades

Major League Baseball named Castro the National League Rookie of the Month for June 2010 after he batted .379 with four home runs 16 RBIs, and 13 runs scored He was also named the National League’s co-Player of the Week for June 14–20, sharing the award with San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey Posey and Castro were only the third pair of rookies to win player of the Week awards in the same week, joining Dustin Pedroia and Chuck James in 2007 and Nomar Garciaparra and Matt Williams in 1997.

Legacy

Starlin Castro is a Cuban-American Professional Baseball infielder for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut with the Chicago Cubs in 2010, and was traded to the New York Yankees in December 2015. In his first season with the Yankees, he became only the second player ever to record at least 200 hits, 20 home runs 60 RBIs, and 20 stolen bases in his age-25 or younger season. The other player to achieve this feat was Ty Cobb.

Statistics

Starlin Castro is a Cuban-American professional baseball infielder for the Miami Marlins of major league baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut with the Chicago Cubs in 2010, and was named an All-Star in 2011 and 2012. In 2013, he became the Cubs’ first player to lead the National League (NL) in hits in a single season since Jimmy Lyons in 1930.

In August 2019, Castro was traded to the Marlins.

In his MLB career, through 2019, he had 1,016 hits in 1,141 games played with 128 home runs and 572 RBIs.

Quotes

“I feel happy because I help my team to win. That’s what I want to do, help my team get victories. Every time I go out there, that’s what I think about, to try to help my team win games.”

“It feels good,” he said of the moment. “I was just trying to hit the ball hard somewhere. I was trying to be aggressive and put the barrel on the ball. It feels good.”

“I feel happy because I help my team to win,Every time I go out there, that’s what I think about, to try to help my team win games.”

References

Starlin Castro is a Cuban-born professional baseball infielder who plays for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2010. As a youngster, he played for the Cuban national baseball team in the 2009 World Baseball Classic

Castro is a two-time MLB All-Star (in 2011 and 2012) and a three-time Silver Slugger Award winner (in 2011, 2012, and 2013). He has also won two Major League Fielding Bible Awards (in 2010 and 2012).

Starlin Castro: A Baseball Reference