Alberto Castillo (pitcher)
| Alberto Castillo | |||
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Castillo with the Baltimore Orioles
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Born: July 5, 1975 Havana, Cuba |
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| MLB debut | |||
| July 8, 2008, for the Baltimore Orioles | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 27, 2011, for the Arizona Diamondbacks | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2011 season) |
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| Win–loss record | 3-0 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.33 | ||
| Strikeouts | 48 | ||
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Alberto Castillo Betancourt (born July 5, 1975) is a Cuban former professional baseball pitcher.
Castillo played for Cuba in the 1993 World Junior Championships in Windsor, Ontario, at which time he defected.
After being selected by the San Francisco Giants in the 1994 amateur draft, Castillo began his career in the Giants organization as a first baseman, although he did pitch a few times that season for the Everett Giants. After playing first base exclusively in 1995, he was converted to a full-time pitcher the following year.
He spent two more seasons in the Giants system, playing for the Bellingham Giants in 1996 and the San Jose Giants in 1997. That offseason, he was traded by the Giants to the New York Yankees in November 1997 as part of a package for Charlie Hayes. Castillo spent just one season, 1998, in the Yankees' farm system, splitting the season between the Greensboro Bats and Tampa Yankees.
The Yankees released Castillo in January 1999, and he was signed by the Chicago White Sox. The White Sox released Castillo during spring training, and he spent the 1999 season with the Schaumburg Flyers of the independent Northern League. In 2000, Castillo was brought to spring training by the San Diego Padres, but they, too, released him, and Castillo returned to the Flyers.
After the 2000 season, Castillo was signed by the Tampa Bay Rays, but he missed the entire 2001 season, and was released before the beginning of the 2002 season. He returned to the independent leagues, signing with the Newark Bears of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. In 2003, he was again invited to spring training by an MLB team, this time the St. Louis Cardinals. Once again, however, he was released before the season began, and he returned to the Bears.
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