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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.
| Bernie Castro | |||||||||||||||
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| Second baseman | |||||||||||||||
| Born: July 14, 1979 Santiago, Dominican Republic | |||||||||||||||
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
| MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
| September 1, 2005, for the Baltimore Orioles | |||||||||||||||
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| October 1, 2006, for the Washington Nationals | |||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .253 | ||||||||||||||
| Hits | 48 | ||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 17 | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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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.[2]
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.[3]
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.
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