Luis Castillo
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Luis Antonio Castillo
9/12/75 in San Pedro de Macoris, D.R.
5'11", 175, B/R
Colegio San Benito Abad
Signed by Florida as a non drafted free agent 8/19/92 by Julio Camilo
7/20/95 till end of season, on disabled list with dislocated left shoulder
Contract purchased by Florida 8/9/96
On disabled list with bruised left heel 5/7-22/97
Recalled from Charlotte to Florida 8/4/98
On disabled list with strained back 4/16-5/5/00
began rehab assignment in Calgary 5/28/00
Had arthroscopic surgery to repair torn labrum in right hip 10/23/02
12/20/02-Resigns with Marlins
12/1/03-Resigns with Florida, 3 yr 16 millon, option for 2007 for 9 millon
Traded to Minnesota by Florida for Scott Tyler and Travis Bowyer, 12/2/05
Traded by Minnesota to New York (NL) for Drew Butera and Dustin Martin 7/30/07
11/19/07-Signs 4yr/25 mil contract with the New York Mets
Awards
National League Gold Glove 2003, 2004, 2005
Hitting (Majors)
| Year |
Club |
League |
Age |
AVG |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
SB |
OBP |
SLG |
| 1996 |
Florida |
National |
20 |
.262 |
41 |
164 |
26 |
43 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
14 |
46 |
17 |
.320 |
.305 |
| 1997 |
Florida |
National |
21 |
.240 |
75 |
263 |
27 |
63 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
27 |
53 |
16 |
.310 |
.270 |
| 1998 |
Florida |
National |
22 |
.203 |
44 |
153 |
21 |
31 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
10 |
22 |
33 |
3 |
.307 |
.268 |
| 1999 |
Florida |
National |
23 |
.302 |
128 |
487 |
76 |
147 |
23 |
4 |
0 |
28 |
67 |
86 |
50 |
.384 |
.366 |
| 2000 |
Florida |
National |
24 |
.334 |
136 |
539 |
101 |
180 |
17 |
3 |
2 |
17 |
78 |
86 |
62 |
.418 |
.388 |
| 2001 |
Florida |
National |
25 |
.263 |
134 |
537 |
76 |
141 |
16 |
10 |
2 |
45 |
67 |
90 |
33 |
.344 |
.341 |
| 2002 |
Florida |
National |
26 |
.305 |
146 |
606 |
86 |
185 |
18 |
5 |
2 |
39 |
55 |
76 |
48 |
.364 |
.361 |
| 2003 |
Florida |
National |
27 |
.314 |
152 |
595 |
99 |
187 |
19 |
6 |
6 |
39 |
63 |
60 |
21 |
.381 |
.397 |
| 2004 |
Florida |
National |
28 |
.291 |
150 |
564 |
91 |
164 |
12 |
7 |
2 |
47 |
75 |
68 |
21 |
.373 |
.348 |
| 2005 |
Florida |
National |
29 |
.301 |
122 |
439 |
72 |
132 |
12 |
4 |
4 |
30 |
65 |
32 |
10 |
.391 |
.374 |
| 2006 |
Minnesota |
American |
30 |
.296 |
142 |
584 |
84 |
173 |
22 |
6 |
3 |
49 |
56 |
58 |
25 |
.358 |
.370 |
| 2007 |
Minnesota |
American |
31 |
.304 |
85 |
349 |
54 |
106 |
11 |
3 |
0 |
18 |
29 |
28 |
9 |
.356 |
.352 |
|
New York |
National |
31 |
.296 |
50 |
199 |
37 |
59 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
20 |
24 |
17 |
10 |
.371 |
.372 |
|
Totals |
|
|
.294 |
1405 |
5479 |
850 |
1611 |
171 |
50 |
24 |
358 |
642 |
732 |
325 |
Hitting (Minors)
| Year |
Club |
League |
Level |
Age |
ORG |
AVG |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
SB |
OBP |
SLG |
| 1993 |
Marlins |
Dominican |
R |
17 |
FLA |
.282 |
69 |
266 |
48 |
75 |
7 |
1 |
4 |
31 |
36 |
22 |
21 |
.371 |
.361 |
| 1994 |
Marlins |
Gulf Coast |
R |
18 |
FLA |
.264 |
57 |
216 |
49 |
57 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
37 |
36 |
31 |
.371 |
.301 |
| 1995 |
Kane County |
Midwest |
A |
19 |
FLA |
.326 |
89 |
340 |
71 |
111 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
23 |
55 |
50 |
41 |
.419 |
.362 |
| 1996 |
Portland |
Eastern |
AA |
20 |
FLA |
.317 |
109 |
420 |
83 |
133 |
15 |
7 |
1 |
35 |
66 |
68 |
51 |
.411 |
.393 |
| 1997 |
Charlotte |
International |
AAA |
21 |
FLA |
.354 |
37 |
130 |
25 |
46 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
16 |
22 |
8 |
.425 |
.392 |
| 1998 |
Charlotte |
International |
AAA |
22 |
FLA |
.287 |
100 |
380 |
74 |
109 |
11 |
2 |
0 |
15 |
75 |
68 |
41 |
.403 |
.326 |
| 2000 |
Calgary |
Pacific Coast |
AAA |
24 |
FLA |
.308 |
4 |
13 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
.471 |
.536 |
|
Totals |
|
|
|
|
.303 |
465 |
1765 |
354 |
535 |
51 |
15 |
5 |
125 |
289 |
268 |
194 |
.404 |
.358 |
Hitting (Playoffs)
| Year |
Club |
Level |
Age |
AVG |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
SB |
OBP |
SLG |
| 2003 |
Florida |
NLDS vs SF |
27 |
.294 |
4 |
17 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
.400 |
.471 |
|
|
NLCS vs CHC |
27 |
.214 |
7 |
28 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
.333 |
.250 |
|
|
WS vs NYY |
27 |
.154 |
6 |
26 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
.154 |
.154 |
| 2006 |
Minnesota |
ALDS vs OAK |
30 |
.273 |
3 |
11 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
.429 |
.273 |
|
Totals |
|
|
.220 |
20 |
82 |
6 |
18 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
11 |
15 |
3 |
.312 |
.268 |
Hitting All Star Games
| Year |
Host |
Age |
H/AB |
Notes |
| 2002 |
Milwaukee |
26 |
0-2 |
| 2003 |
Chicago (AL) |
27 |
0-2 |
| 2005 |
Detroit |
29 |
1-3 |
R |
Hitting (Spring Training)
| Year |
Club |
Age |
AVG |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
SB |
OBP |
SLG |
| 1996 |
Florida |
20 |
.000 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.000 |
.000 |
| 1997 |
Florida |
21 |
.356 |
19 |
59 |
18 |
21 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
8 |
12 |
12 |
.426 |
.407 |
| 1998 |
Florida |
22 |
.318 |
8 |
22 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
.423 |
.318 |
| 1999 |
Florida |
23 |
.345 |
16 |
55 |
10 |
19 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
9 |
10 |
2 |
.431 |
.364 |
| 2000 |
Florida |
24 |
.304 |
19 |
56 |
6 |
17 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
11 |
2 |
.371 |
.357 |
| 2001 |
Florida |
25 |
.333 |
16 |
48 |
15 |
16 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
6 |
4 |
.418 |
.354 |
| 2002 |
Florida |
26 |
.250 |
24 |
68 |
9 |
17 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
16 |
1 |
.311 |
.324 |
| 2003 |
Florida |
27 |
.288 |
20 |
59 |
14 |
17 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
9 |
5 |
5 |
.377 |
.390 |
| 2004 |
Florida |
28 |
.379 |
19 |
58 |
9 |
22 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
5 |
8 |
1 |
.429 |
.466 |
| 2005 |
Florida |
29 |
.260 |
21 |
73 |
11 |
19 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
.316 |
.329 |
| 2007 |
Minnesota |
31 |
.436 |
19 |
55 |
5 |
24 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
.475 |
.545 |
| 2008 |
New York |
32 |
.200 |
12 |
35 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
4 |
0 |
.333 |
.229 |
Fielding (Majors)
| Year |
Club |
POS |
PCT |
G |
PO |
A |
E |
DP |
| 1996 |
Florida |
2B |
.986 |
41 |
99 |
118 |
3 |
37 |
| 1997 |
Florida |
2B |
.971 |
70 |
129 |
177 |
9 |
44 |
| 1998 |
Florida |
2B |
.970 |
44 |
117 |
113 |
7 |
34 |
| 1999 |
Florida |
2B |
.976 |
126 |
257 |
343 |
15 |
75 |
| 2000 |
Florida |
2B |
.983 |
136 |
281 |
366 |
11 |
83 |
| 2001 |
Florida |
2B |
.980 |
133 |
261 |
387 |
13 |
99 |
| 2002 |
Florida |
2B |
.981 |
144 |
270 |
390 |
13 |
99 |
| 2003 |
Florida |
2B |
.986 |
152 |
286 |
433 |
10 |
99 |
| 2004 |
Florida |
2B |
.991 |
148 |
275 |
406 |
6 |
97 |
| 2005 |
Florida |
2B |
.988 |
120 |
245 |
352 |
7 |
87 |
| 2006 |
Minnesota |
2B |
.991 |
142 |
267 |
378 |
6 |
78 |
Fielding (Minors)
| Year |
Club |
POS |
PCT |
G |
PO |
A |
E |
DP |
|
POS |
PCT |
G |
PO |
A |
E |
DP |
| 1994 |
Marlins |
2B |
.972 |
56 |
142 |
167 |
9 |
40 |
|
SS |
1.000 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
| 1995 |
Kane County |
2B |
.962 |
89 |
93 |
241 |
17 |
55 |
| 1996 |
Portland |
2B |
.975 |
108 |
217 |
326 |
14 |
87 |
| 1997 |
Charlotte |
2B |
.970 |
36 |
66 |
97 |
5 |
24 |
| 1998 |
Charlotte |
2B |
.970 |
100 |
232 |
281 |
16 |
72 |
| 2000 |
Florida |
2B |
.944 |
4 |
7 |
10 |
1 |
3 |
Salary Data
| Year |
Club |
Salary |
| 1996 |
Florida |
109,000 |
| 1997 |
Florida |
154,000 |
| 1998 |
Florida |
200,000 |
| 1999 |
Florida |
225,000 |
| 2000 |
Florida |
390,000 |
| 2001 |
Florida |
2,200,000 |
| 2002 |
Florida |
3,325,000 |
| 2003 |
Florida |
4,850,000 |
| 2004 |
Florida |
4,666,667 |
| 2005 |
Florida |
5,166,667 |
| 2006 |
Minnesota |
5,071,506 |
| 2007 |
Minnesota |
5,750,000 |
Playoffs
| No |
Date |
H/A |
Opponent |
POS |
H/AB |
Notes |
| 1 |
9/30/03 |
A |
San Francisco |
2B |
0-4 |
| 2 |
10/3/06 |
H |
Oakland |
2B |
1-2 |
2 BB, CS |
| 3 |
10/4/06 |
H |
Oakland |
2B |
1-4 |
BB, 3 K |
| 4 |
10/6/06 |
A |
Oakland |
2B |
1-5 |
| No |
Date |
H/A |
Opponent |
POS |
H/AB |
Notes |
| 1 |
3/31/03 |
H |
Florida |
2B |
0-3 |
R, BB, E |
| 2 |
4/2/03 |
H |
Philadelphia |
2B |
1-3 |
R, BB, CS |
| 3 |
4/3/03 |
H |
Philadelphia |
2B |
0-4 |
K |
| 4 |
4/4/03 |
A |
Atlanta |
2B |
2-5 |
R, K, E |
| 5 |
4/6/03 |
A |
Atlanta |
2B |
0-5 |
| 6 |
4/7/03 |
A |
Atlanta |
2B |
1-3 |
BB, CS |
| 7 |
4/8/03 |
H |
New York Mets |
2B |
2-5 |
R |
| 8 |
4/9/03 |
H |
New York Mets |
2B |
2-5 |
RBI, SB |
| 9 |
4/10/03 |
H |
New York Mets |
2B |
0-4 |
| 10 |
4/11/03 |
H |
Atlanta |
2B |
3-4 |
2B, 2 R, SB |
| 11 |
4/12/03 |
H |
Atlanta |
2B, E |
3-5 |
R, 2 RBI |
| 12 |
4/14/03 |
A |
Philadelphia |
2B, E |
1-3 |
BB, R |
| 13 |
4/15/03 |
A |
Philadelphia |
2B, E |
0-4 |
BB |
| 14 |
4/16/03 |
A |
Philadelphia |
2B |
0-4 |
| 15 |
4/17/03 |
A |
Phiadelphia |
2B |
3-5 |
2 R, RBI, 3 SB, K |
| 16 |
4/18/03 |
A |
New York Mets |
2B, E |
2-5 |
R, SB, GIDP, K |
| 17 |
4/19/03 |
A |
New York Mets |
2B |
2-4 |
RBI, BB, K, CS |
| 18 |
4/20/03 |
A |
New York Mets |
2B |
2-5 |
| 19 |
4/22/03 |
H |
Milwaukee |
2B |
1-4 |
3B, R |
| 20 |
4/23/03 |
H |
Milwaukee |
2B |
2-6 |
2B, 2 R, K |
| 21 |
4/24/03 |
H |
Milwaukee |
2B |
2-4 |
K |
| 22 |
4/25/03 |
H |
St. Louis |
2B |
1-4 |
| 23 |
4/26/03 |
H |
St. Louis |
2B |
2-4 |
RBI, CS |
| 24 |
4/27/03 |
H |
St. Louis |
PH/2B |
1-6 |
R, RBI, BB |
| 25 |
4/28/03 |
A |
Arizona |
2B |
1-4 |
3B |
| 26 |
4/30/03 |
A |
Arizona |
2B |
1-5 |
K |
| 27 |
5/1/03 |
A |
Arizona |
2B |
2-4 |
| 28 |
5/2/03 |
A |
Houston |
2B |
1-3 |
2B, BB, R |
| 29 |
5/3/03 |
A |
Houston |
2B |
1-4 |
| 30 |
5/4/03 |
A |
Houston |
2B |
1-3 |
BB, K |
| 31 |
5/6/03 |
H |
San Francisco |
2B, E |
0-3 |
R, BB, K |
| 32 |
5/7/03 |
H |
San Francisco |
2B |
1-4 |
BB |
| 33 |
5/8/03 |
H |
San Francisco |
2B |
1-3 |
BB, 2 K |
| 34 |
5/9/03 |
H |
Colorado |
2B |
0-4 |
| 35 |
5/10/03 |
H |
Colorado |
2B |
2-3 |
2 BB |
| 36 |
5/11/03 |
H |
Colorado |
2B |
4-5 |
HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, SB |
| 37 |
5/12/03 |
A |
San Diego |
2B |
3-5 |
2 R, SB |
| 38 |
5/13/03 |
A |
San Diego |
2B |
1-3 |
2 BB, R, SB, K |
| 39 |
5/16/03 |
A |
Los Angels |
2B |
1-3 |
RBI, SB, K |
| 40 |
5/17/03 |
A |
Los Angles |
2B |
1-4 |
HR, R, RBI, K |
| 41 |
5/18/03 |
A |
Los Angles |
2B |
1-4 |
CS |
| 42 |
5/20/03 |
A |
Montreal |
2B, E |
1-4 |
| 43 |
5/21/03 |
A |
Montreal |
2B |
2-4 |
SB |
| 44 |
5/22/03 |
A |
Montreal |
2B |
0-4 |
GIDP, K |
| No |
Date |
H/A |
Opponent |
Inning |
Pitcher |
Runs |
| 1 |
5/11/03 |
H |
Colorado |
6 |
Brian Fuentes |
2 |
| 2 |
5/17/03 |
A |
Los Angles |
1 |
Odallis Perez |
1 |
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