John Castino

John Castino

Infobox MLB retired
bgcolor1=#c6011f
bgcolor2=#072764
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
name=John Castino
position=Third Baseman, Second Baseman
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1954|10|23
city-state|Evanston|Illinois
debutdate=April 6
debutyear=1979
debutteam=Minnesota Twins
finaldate=May 7
finalyear=1984
finalteam=Minnesota Twins
stat1label=Batting Average
stat1value=.278
stat2label=Home Runs
stat2value=41
stat3label=RBIs
stat3value=249
teams=
*Minnesota Twins (by|1979-by|1984)
highlights=
*Rookie of the Year Award (AL): 1979
*Led AL in Triples (9) in 1981

John Anthony Castino (born on October 23, 1954 in Evanston, Illinois) is a former Major League Baseball player. Castino played as an infielder, switching most of his time between third base and second base, with the Minnesota Twins from by|1979 to by|1984.

Professional career

Castino graduated from New Trier High School in Winnetka. Castino attended and played baseball for Rollins College, a private, nonsectarian university located in Winter Park, Florida.

After college, Castino was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 3rd round of the by|1976 amateur draft. Castino made his major league debut with the Twins on April 6, 1979. Castino played fairly well in the season, and ended the season with a .285 batting average and 112 hits in 148 games. His performance led him to be voted as Rookie of the Year, along with Alfredo Griffin, who he tied in voting.

Over the next few seasons, Castino switched to other fielding positions, like second base and shortstop and continued to post fairly decent stats.

Soon, Castino started to suffer from chronic back pain, and his career was cut short in 1984 by a fused disc in his back. Castino played his final game with the Minnesota Twins on May 7, 1984.

On October 11, by|1985, the Minnesota Twins released John Castino.

ee also

*List of Major League Baseball triples champions

External links

*baseball-reference|id=c/castijo01.shtml
* [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/C/Castino_John.stm BaseballLibrary-John Castino]
*http://www.wealthenhancement.com/aboutus_johnc.html


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