Bernie Castro

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.

Bernie Castro
Second baseman
Born: (1979-07-14) July 14, 1979 (age 45) Santiago, Dominican Republic
Batted: Switch Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 1, 2005, for the Baltimore Orioles
Last MLB appearance
October 1, 2006, for the Washington Nationals
MLB statistics
Batting average	.253
Hits	48
Runs batted in	17
Teams
Baltimore Orioles (2005) Washington Nationals (2006)
Medals Representing  Dominican Republic Men's Baseball Central American and Caribbean Games 2010 Mayagüez Team

Career

The New York Yankees signed Castro as an international free agent in 1997. After two seasons, the Yankees traded him to the San Diego Padres for outfielder Kevin Reese.^[1]

After becoming a free agent in the 2004 offseason, Castro signed a minor league deal with the Baltimore Orioles. He played in 24 games for the major league team, hitting .288 with a .360 on-base percentage.

He again became a free agent after the 2005 season, and signed with the Washington Nationals. He played in 42 games for the Nationals during the 2006 season, accumulating 110 at-bats.

Castro was granted free agency once more after the 2007 season, and signed a minor league contract with the Yankees. He again became a free agent after the 2008 season.

Throughout his career he has showed impressive speed and solid contact abilities along with a strong arm and good instincts at second base.

During the winter he played for his hometown Aguilas Cibaeñas in the Dominican Winter League.

After his playing career ended, Castro became a hitting coach for the Dominican Summer League Pirates.

References

1. "Why Yankees tabbed Reese to lead next youth movement". February 20, 2018.

External links

• Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs