Luis Castillo (second baseman)

Luis Castillo
Castillo with the New York Mets
Second baseman
Born: (1975-09-12) September 12, 1975 (age 48)
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 runs28
Runs batted in443
Stolen bases370
Teams
Career highlights and awards

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).