Cuban baseball player & coach (born 1958)
Baseball player
Jose Castro
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Castro with the Braves in 2022
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Infielder
/
Coach
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Born:
(
1958-05-05
)
May 5, 1958
(age 66)
Havana, Cuba
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Bats:
Right
Throws:
Right
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Jose Castro
(born May 5, 1958) is a Cuban
professional baseball
coach
. He was previously a coach for the
Seattle Mariners
,
Chicago Cubs
,
Atlanta Braves
and
Chicago White Sox
.
Career
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Castro defected from Cuba with his family at the young age of seven in 1965.
Castro went to Miami Jackson Senior High school where they retired his number, "9". Signed out of high school in 1977, Castro played minor league ball for 14 years, with 10 of these being at the Triple-A level, however, he never played in the majors, and instead went right into coaching, which he has done ever since.
Castro played in
Minor League Baseball
as an
infielder
for 14 seasons (1977?1990) without ever reaching the majors, Castro also spent part of the 2010 season as the
manager
of the
Tacoma Rainiers
, the
Triple-A affiliate
of the Mariners.
Castro served as the hitting coach with the
San Diego Padres
Triple-A affiliate
Portland Beavers
from 2005 to 2006,
[1]
[2]
and the
Montreal Expos
now-defunct Triple-A affiliate
Edmonton Trappers
in 2003.
[3]
He was announced as the roving minor league hitting instructor for the entire Seattle Mariners organization in December 2007.
[4]
Following
Seattle Mariners
manager
John McLaren
's firing on June 19, 2008, bench coach
Jim Riggleman
was promoted to the top spot,
Lee Elia
was moved from hitting coach to bench coach, and Castro became the new hitting coach for the team.
[5]
On January 13, 2009, he was named the Mariners' minor league hitting coordinator.
[6]
On August 9, 2010, Castro was promoted from hitting coach to interim manager of the Tacoma Rainiers, replacing
Daren Brown
.
[7]
The Mariners had named Brown their manager after firing
Don Wakamatsu
earlier that day.
Before the 2013 season began, the
Kansas City Royals
named Castro their assistant minor league hitting coordinator.
[8]
[9]
[10]
[11]
Castro spent the 2014 season with the
Chicago Cubs
as a quality assurance coach,
[12]
and was subsequently hired by the
Atlanta Braves
as an assistant hitting coach.
[13]
On November 29, 2022, White Sox hired Castro as their hitting coach for the 2023 season.
[14]
[15]
References
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Hersom, Bob (August 8, 2005).
"Burroughs a Little League hero Portland 3rd baseman has also had solid pro career"
.
The Oklahoman
. Retrieved
December 5,
2022
.
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"Beavers release Opening Day roster"
. MILB.com. April 5, 2006
. Retrieved
December 5,
2022
.
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"Pacific Coast League Team Profiles"
.
The Oklahoman
. April 1, 2003
. Retrieved
December 5,
2022
.
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Mariners announce 2008 Minor League Coaching and Player Development staff | Mariners.com: Official Info
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"Mariners fire McLaren; bench coach Riggleman takes over"
.
ESPN.com
. Associated Press. June 19, 2008
. Retrieved
December 5,
2022
.
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Jim Street
(2009-01-12).
"Mariners announce Minors coaches"
.
MLB.com
. Archived from
the original
on 2009-01-24
. Retrieved
2009-01-14
.
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"Hope in air again at Safeco"
.
Seattle Times
. September 10, 2010
. Retrieved
December 5,
2022
.
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"ROYALS MAKE STAFF CHANGES"
.
Columbia Daily Tribune
. Associated Press. November 5, 2012
. Retrieved
December 5,
2022
.
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"Royals name Bradshaw Minor League Hitting Coordinator"
.
MLB.com
. November 5, 2012
. Retrieved
December 5,
2022
.
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Dutton, Bob (November 2012).
"Royals promote Bradshaw to minor-league hitting coordinator"
.
Kansas City Star
. Retrieved
December 5,
2022
.
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"Terry Bradshaw gets new a new job with the Royals"
. KTVO. November 5, 2012
. Retrieved
December 5,
2022
.
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"Cubs coach Jose Castro leaves for Braves"
.
Chicago Tribune
. October 27, 2014
. Retrieved
December 5,
2022
.
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"BRAVES TAB KEVIN SEITZER AS HITTING COACH, JOSE CASTRO AS ASSISTANT"
.
Fox Sports
. October 27, 2014
. Retrieved
December 5,
2022
.
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"White Sox announce coaching staff under Pedro Grifol"
.
mlb.com/whitesox
. MLB
. Retrieved
November 29,
2022
.
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Toscano, Justin (November 29, 2022).
"Braves lose assistant hitting coach to White Sox"
.
Atlanta Journal Constitution
. Retrieved
December 5,
2022
.
External links
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