Jason Castro | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Castro at spring training in 2015 | |||||||||||||||
Catcher | |||||||||||||||
Born: Castro Valley, California, U.S. | June 18, 1987|||||||||||||||
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
June 22, 2010, for the Houston Astros | |||||||||||||||
Last MLB appearance | |||||||||||||||
June 29, 2022, for the Houston Astros | |||||||||||||||
MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||
Batting average | .227 | ||||||||||||||
Home runs | 97 | ||||||||||||||
Runs batted in | 325 | ||||||||||||||
Teams | |||||||||||||||
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Jason Michael Castro (born June 18, 1987) is an American former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros, Minnesota Twins, Los Angeles Angels, and San Diego Padres. After playing college baseball at Stanford University, he was selected by the Astros in the first round of the 2008 Major League Baseball draft (#10 overall). Castro made his big league debut with Houston in 2010. He was selected to the 2013 All-Star Game, serving as a reserve catcher, which made him the first Astro All-Star elected to play for the American League.