Rodolfo Castro | |
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Philadelphia Phillies – No. 29 | |
Second baseman / Shortstop | |
Born: El Llano, Dominican Republic | May 21, 1999|
Bats: Switch Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 21, 2021, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
MLB statistics (through 2023 season) | |
Batting average | .219 |
Home runs | 22 |
Runs batted in | 59 |
Teams | |
Rodolfo Castro (born May 21,1999) is a Dominican professional baseball infielder for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Castro signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates as an international free agent in 2015. [1] He made his professional debut in 2016 with the Dominican Summer League Pirates,batting .271 with two home runs and 29 RBIs over 56 games. In 2017,he played with the Gulf Coast League Pirates,slashing .277/.344/.479 with six home runs and 32 RBIs,and in 2018,he played for the West Virginia Power,hitting .231 with 12 home runs and 50 RBIs. [2] Castro split the 2019 season with both the Greensboro Grasshoppers (with whom he was named a South Atlantic League All-Star) and the Bradenton Marauders,slashing a combined .242/.298/.456 with 19 home runs and 73 RBIs. [3] [4]
On November 20,2020,the Pirates added Castro to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. [5] He was promoted to the major leagues for the first time on April 21,2021. He made his MLB debut that day as the starting third baseman in the second game of a doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers. [6] He was optioned to the Altoona Curve in mid-July,but was recalled shortly after the Pirates traded Adam Frazier,with Castro being Frazier's replacement at second base. [7] On July 28,Castro hit two home runs against the Milwaukee Brewers. These were both his fourth and fifth major league home runs and his fourth and fifth major league hits,making him the first major league player since at least 1901 whose first five major league hits were all home runs. [8] In 31 games during his rookie campaign,he batted .198/.258/.395 with 5 homers and 8 RBI.
In 2022,Castro played in 71 games for Pittsburgh,hitting .233/.299/.427 with 11 home runs and 27 RBI. [9] He began the 2023 season with the Pirates,slashing .228/.317/.355 with 6 home runs and 22 RBI. [10]
On August 1,2023,Castro was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for pitcher Bailey Falter. [11] In 14 games for the Phillies,he batted .100/.156/.100 with no home runs and two RBI.
Castro was optioned to the Triple–A Lehigh Valley IronPigs to begin the 2024 season. [12] In 19 games split between Lehigh,the High–A Jersey Shore BlueClaws,Single–A Clearwater Threshers,and rookie–level Florida Complex League Phillies,he slashed a cumulative .221/.286/.351 with three home runs and nine RBI. On August 22,2024,Castro was diagnosed with a torn ligament in his right thumb and was ruled out for the remainder of the season. [13]
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