Jason Castro (baseball)
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Castro at spring training in 2015
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| Minnesota Twins – No. 21 | |||
| Catcher | |||
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Born: June 18, 1987 Castro Valley, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 22, 2010, for the Houston Astros | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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| Batting average | .232 | ||
| Home runs | 62 | ||
| Runs batted in | 212 | ||
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Representing  United States
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| Baseball World Cup | ||
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2009 Nettuno | National team |
Jason Michael Castro (born June 18, 1987) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Houston Astros. Castro played college baseball at Stanford University. He was selected by the Astros in the first round of the 2008 Major League Baseball draft and made his MLB debut with them in 2010. Castro was a reserve catcher for the 2013 All-Star Game. He is of Mexican ancestry.
Castro was born in Castro Valley, California. He played high school baseball at Castro Valley High School.
He played college baseball at Stanford University, where he was initiated into the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and was named the club's most valuable player his junior year. He played in the Cape Cod League during the summer of 2007.
Castro was selected by the Astros in the first round (tenth overall) of the 2008 Major League Baseball draft.
Castro started in Single-A for the Tri-City ValleyCats in 2008. He was promoted to play for the Class AA Corpus Christi Hooks on June 7, 2009 after playing in Advanced-A for the Lancaster JetHawks and played his first game for the team on June 10. He also played for the U.S. team in the Baseball World Cup in Nettuno, Italy.
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