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JASON CASTRO # 16
BORN: JUNE 13, 1987 OPENING DAY AGE: 32
BIRTHPLACE: CASTRO VALLEY, CA RESIDES: HOUSTON, TX
SIGNED THRU: 2022 MLB SERVICE: 9 YEARS, 104 DAYS
ACQUIRED: SIGNED AS A MAJOR LEAGUE FREE AGENT JAN. 7, 2020
MARRIED: MARIS PERLMAN, NOV. 3, 2012
CHILDREN: BRADY, ROWAN
C HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 215 BATS: L THROWS: R
CASTRO’S LIFETIME PLAYING RECORD
Year Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB IBB SO SB CS GDP OBP SLG E
2008—Tri-City .275 39 138 10 38 9 0 2 12 0 0 2 22 2 32 0 2 1 .383 .384 4
2009 Lancaster .309 56 207 27 64 20 1 7 44 0 3 3 30 2 41 1 1 5 .399 .517 5
Corpus Christi .293 63 239 38 70 11 1 3 29 0 2 2 25 0 35 2 1 5 .362 .385 9
2010— Round Rock .265 57 211 31 56 7 0 4 26 0 0 1 32 0 34 1 1 5 .365 .355 2
HOUSTON .205 67 195 26 40 8 1 2 8 0 0 0 22 2 41 0 0 4 .286 .287 2
2011 INJURED - DID NOT PLAY
2012— Corpus Christi .800 3 5 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .857 1.200 0
Oklahoma City .462 4 13 1 6 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 .533 .769 0
HOUSTON .257 87 257 29 66 15 2 6 29 2 4 1 31 2 61 0 0 8 .334 .401 6
2013—HOUSTON .276 120 435 63 120 35 1 18 56 0 4 2 50 3 130 2 1 4 .350 .485 5
2014— HOUSTON .222 126 465 43 103 21 2 14 56 1 3 9 34 1 151 1 0 11 .286 .366 4
2015— HOUSTON .211 104 337 38 71 19 0 11 31 0 3 2 33 1 115 0 0 5 .283 .365 1
2016— HOUSTON .210 113 329 41 69 16 3 11 32 1 0 1 45 0 123 2 1 9 .307 .377 4
2017— MINNESOTA .242 110 356 49 86 22 0 10 47 1 1 4 45 1 108 0 0 10 .333 .388 3
2018— MINNESOTA .143 19 63 4 9 3 0 1 3 0 1 1 9 0 26 0 0 2 .257 .238 0
2019— MINNESOTA .232 79 237 39 55 9 0 13 30 1 1 3 33 0 88 0 0 0 .332 .435 1
MAJOR TOTALS .231 825 2674 332 619 148 9 86 292 6 17 23 302 10 843 5 2 53 .313 .390 26
castro
MINOR TOTALS .289 239 913 167 264 55 8 36 158 0 13 13 120 7 209 37 18 14 .375 .485 20
Disabling Injuries: 2018 — right knee meniscus tear; disabled May 5-end of season.
2017 — concussion; disabled Aug. 24-Sept 3.
2015 — strained right quad; disabled Aug. 29-Sept 17.
2013 — right knee discomfort; disabled Sept. 17-end of season.
2019 SEASON
◆ In third and final season with Minnesota, connected for 13 home
runs, the third most of career and most since 2014 (14 HR)...The 13 Catching Drills
homers were tied for ninth by an A.L. backstop while his 18.15 AB/ Most doubles as a catcher since 2013
HR ratio ranked sixth (min. 200 AB)...Teammate Mitch Garver led Player Seasons
the A.L. in both categories.
◆ Registered a .999 fielding percentage...Marked sixth consecutive Salvador Perez 143
season committing less than five errors...Also posted a team- Jason Castro 122
leading (min. 200 innings caught) 19.4% caught stealing percentage. Yan Gomes 114
◆ Twins Opening Day catcher for second consecutive season.
◆ Tallied 600th career hit July 19 vs. Oakland.
CAREER SUMMARY
◆ Nine-year big league vet returns to A.L. West for first time since 2016...Named a finalist for 2015 Gold Glove Award at
catcher (won by Salvador Perez)...Tabbed as an A.L. All-Star in 2013...In 2012, named Astros Darryl Kile “Good Guy”
Award winner as voted on by the Houston Chapter of the BBWAA.
◆ Made Major League debut with Houston June 22, 2010 vs. San Francisco...Started the game that day and singled in first
at-bat vs. Tim Lincecum.
MAJOR LEAGUE SUMMARY
2018
◆ Limited to 19 games due to injury during second season with the Twins...Was Minnesota’s Opening Day catcher for
second straight season .

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