28 Facts About Starlin Castro

1.

Starlin DeJesus Castro was born on March 24,1990 and is a Dominican professional baseball infielder who is a free agent.

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Starlin Castro has played in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees, Miami Marlins and Washington Nationals.

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In 2009, Starlin Castro was named to the Florida State League All-Star team, and won MVP honors, going 4-for-4 with an inside-the-park home run in the game.

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4.

Starlin Castro was called up to the majors on May 7,2010, from the Tennessee Smokies, the Cubs Double-A affiliate.

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Starlin Castro became the first major league player born in the 1990s.

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Starlin Castro became the sixth player in Cubs history and 106th player overall to hit a home run in his first MLB at-bat.

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7.

On October 19,2010, Starlin Castro was named the shortstop on Baseball America's 2010 All-Rookie Team.

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Starlin Castro was named the shortstop on the 2010 Topps Major League Rookie All-Star Team.

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9.

Starlin Castro finished tied for fifth in Rookie of the Year voting.

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10.

Starlin Castro was the youngest Chicago Cub player to make an All-Star team.

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11.

Starlin Castro stole two bases in the All-Star Game despite having only one plate appearance, tying him for the most stolen bases in a single All-Star Game.

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12.

Starlin Castro was the National League Player of the Week twice during the 2011 season.

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13.

On September 23,2011, Starlin Castro got his 200th base hit of the season, at Busch Stadium against the rival St Louis Cardinals, and was the youngest member of the Cubs to ever do so.

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14.

Starlin Castro was the youngest player to ever lead the National League in hits, achieving the feat with his 207th hit of the season on September 28,2011.

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15.

Starlin Castro was selected to the National League All-Star team along with teammate Bryan LaHair.

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16.

Starlin Castro led the National League again with 646 at-bats and 465 assists as a shortstop.

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17.

Starlin Castro hit 10 home runs and had 44 RBIs, nine steals, and 2 triples while playing in 161 games.

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18.

Starlin Castro was the top hitting shortstop in the National League ahead of the Dodgers' Hanley Ramirez.

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19.

Amid the speculation, Starlin Castro was told by manager Joe Maddon that he would not be traded.

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20.

On December 8,2015, Starlin Castro was traded to the New York Yankees in exchange for pitcher Adam Warren and a player to be named later.

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21.

On December 11,2017, Starlin Castro was traded to the Miami Marlins in exchange for outfielder Giancarlo Stanton and cash considerations.

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22.

Starlin Castro entered 2019 as a prominent trade candidate for the Marlins, but he struggled offensively throughout the first half of the season and did not attract much interest prior to the July 31 trade deadline.

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23.

Starlin Castro was one of only five MLB players in 2019 to play the full 162-game schedule.

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24.

On July 23,2020, Starlin Castro was the starting second baseman, making his Nationals debut on Opening Day against his former team, the New York Yankees.

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25.

On June 15,2021, Starlin Castro was placed on the restricted list after leaving the team to deal with a “family matter which requires his immediate attention”.

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26.

Starlin Castro was released by the Nationals on September 2,2021, shortly after the conclusion of his 30-game suspension for violating the MLB domestic violence policy.

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27.

On June 27,2022, Starlin Castro signed with the Leones de Yucatan of the Mexican League.

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28.

Starlin Castro left the team on August 14,2022, for what the club cited as personal reasons.

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