Bill Castro | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Santiago, Dominican Republic | March 29, 1952|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 20, 1974, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |
Last MLB appearance | |
June 25, 1983, for the Kansas City Royals | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 31–26 |
Earned run average | 3.33 |
Strikeouts | 203 |
Teams | |
As Player As Coach | |
Career highlights and awards | |
William Radhames Castro Checo (born March 29,1952) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher and former pitching coach for the Milwaukee Brewers of both the American League and National League. He was the interim pitching coach with the Baltimore Orioles of the American League. Gary Thorne of MASN reported in the broadcast of the August 27,2013 game between the Orioles and the Boston Red Sox that Castro succeeded Rick Adair because Adair had taken a leave of absence for personal reasons starting in August 2013. Gary Thorne,broadcasting the game between the Orioles and the Los Angeles Angels on July 5,2012 on MASN,announced that Castro became unavailable for that game because of a death in his family and returned home to the Dominican Republic.
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Castro was the pitching coach for the Dominican Republic's entry in the inaugural World Baseball Classic.
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