Fabio Castro
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Francisco Rosario (left) and Fabio Castro on 1 October 2007.
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| Free agent | |||
| Pitcher | |||
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Born: January 20, 1985 Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 6, 2006, for the Texas Rangers | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2011 season) |
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| Win–loss record | 0–1 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.30 | ||
| Strikeouts | 32 | ||
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Representing  Dominican Republic
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| Men's Baseball | ||
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2002 San Salvador | Team |
Fabio Enrique Castro (born January 20, 1985 in Monte Christi, Dominican Republic) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers and Philadelphia Phillies.
He was originally signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent on December 26, 2001. He played in the White Sox farm system through 2005 with stops at Bristol, Kannapolis and Winston-Salem, reaching as high as Class "A".
Castro was the first pick in the 2005 Rule 5 Draft by the Kansas City Royals on December 8, 2005. He was then traded to the Texas Rangers for second baseman Esteban Germán. He made his major league debut on April 6, 2006 for the Rangers against the Detroit Tigers, pitching 3.2 innings and allowing one earned run. He appeared in 4 games for the Rangers, and had an E.R.A. of 4.32 in 8.1 innings pitched.
He was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies on June 29, 2006 for a minor leaguer and pitched in 16 games for the Phillies the rest of the season, with a 1.54 ERA.
In 2007, Castro made 10 appearances for the Phillies, including making his first career Major League start, on August 23 against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He had a 6.00 ERA that season for the club, while also pitching in 11 games for the AA Reading Phillies and 21 games for the AAA Ottawa Lynx.
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