Bernie Castro
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Bernabel "Bernie" Castro (born July 14, 1979) is a former Major League Baseball second baseman. He played two major league seasons, one each with the Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles.
Career
The New York Yankees signed Castro as an international free agent in Template:By. After two seasons, the Yankees traded him to the San Diego Padres for outfielder Kevin Reese.[1]
After becoming a free agent in the Template:By offseason, Castro signed a minor league deal with the Baltimore Orioles. Bernie Castro made his Major League Baseball debut with the Baltimore Orioles on September 1, 2005, against the Toronto Blue Jays. In that game, he recorded his first major league hit, an infield single off pitcher Dustin McGowan in the third inning. He also hit a triple and stole a base during the game, becoming the first player in MLB in 2005 to reach base safely in his first three plate appearances of his major league debut.[2] Playing in 24 games for the major league team, hitting .288 with a .360 on-base percentage.[3]
He again became a free agent after the Template:Mlby season, and signed with the Washington Nationals. He played in 42 games for the Nationals during the 2006 season, accumulating 110 at-bats.[4] Castro was granted free agency once more after the Template:By season, and signed a minor league contract with the Yankees. He again became a free agent after the Template:By season.[5]
During the winter he played for his hometown Aguilas Cibaeñas in the Dominican Winter League.[6]
After his playing career ended, Castro became a hitting coach for the Dominican Summer League Pirates for the 2016 season and with the Toros del Este in 2017. [6]
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- Águilas Cibaeñas players
- Baltimore Orioles players
- Columbus Clippers players
- Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Canada
- Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Greensboro Bats players
- Gulf Coast Yankees players
- Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic
- 21st-century Dominican Republic sportsmen
- Major League Baseball second basemen
- Minor league baseball coaches
- Mobile BayBears players
- New Orleans Zephyrs players
- Ottawa Lynx players
- Portland Beavers players
- Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees players
- Baseball players from Santo Domingo
- Staten Island Yankees players
- Washington Nationals players
- Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for the Dominican Republic
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in baseball
- Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Tigres del Licey players
- Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Puerto Rico
- Senadores de San Juan players
- Baseball players from Santiago de los Caballeros