Ramón A. Castro
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Castro with Rimini Baseball Club
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| Infielder | |||
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Born: October 23, 1979 Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela |
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 21, 2004, for the Oakland Athletics | |||
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| July 26, 2004, for the Oakland Athletics | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .133 | ||
| Home runs | 0 | ||
| Runs batted in | 3 | ||
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Representing  Venezuela
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2006 Cartagena | Team |
Ramón Alfredo Castro Muñoz (born October 23, 1979 in Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela) is a retired Venezuelan infielder. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics.
Castro was originally signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves in 1996. After six years in their minor league system, he was granted free agency.
Castro signed with the Oakland Athletics in 2003. He was called up from the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats and made his MLB debut on June 22, 2004 as a Pinch Hitter for Bobby Crosby. He played in his final game as a Defensive Replacement at Shortstop for Bobby Crosby for the Athletics a month later on July 26, 2004. He Wore #47 & played in nine games for the Athletics. With Sacramento, Castro batted .233 (27-for-116) with one home run, 15 RBI, 15 runs, eight doubles, two triples and one stolen base. With the Athletics, he hit .133 (2-for-15) with three RBI, one run, and one double in nine games.
In 2005, Castro played in the Washington Nationals organization, but was suspended 105 games in July and fined an undisclosed amount for violating the steroids policy.
He previously played for the Newark Bears from 2007 to 2008, being named the Most Valuable Player of the 2008 Atlantic League All-Star Game after hitting two home runs. In 2008, he hit .352 with 23 home runs and 84 RBI.
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