| Luis Castillo | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Luis_Castillo3.jpg) Castillo with the New York Mets | |
| Second baseman | |
| Born: September 12, 1975 San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic | |
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 8, 1996, for the Florida Marlins | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 3, 2010, for the New York Mets | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .290 |
| Home runs | 28 |
| Runs batted in | 443 |
| Stolen bases | 370 |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Luis Antonio Castillo (born September 12, 1975) is a Dominican former professional baseball second baseman. He played in Major League Baseball for the Florida Marlins, New York Mets, and Minnesota Twins from 1996 through 2010.
Castillo is a three-time All-Star, three-time Gold Glove winner, and won the World Series with the Marlins in 1997 and 2003 (although he did not play in the 1997 series). He is also the only player who played for the Marlins in both of their World Series winning seasons who did not get traded in between the two seasons (Jeff Conine was on both teams but was traded after 1997 and returned during the 2003 season). The all-time leader in both games played (1,128) and base hits (1,273) for the Marlins, he is one of only two players to play 1,000 games for the franchise (the other also being Conine).