Major League Baseball Player. For thirteen seasons (1991 to 1998, 2000 to 2002 and 2004 to 2005), he was a pitcher with the Chicago Cubs, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Toronto Blue Jays, Boston Red Sox and Florida Marlins. After attending Eastwood High School in Texas, he was selected by the Cubs during the 6th round of the 1987 Amateur Draft. He marked his Major League debut with Chicago on June 27th, 1991 and was inserted within the Cubs' starting rotation; he pitched in 18 games that season. In 1996, he had the undesirable distinction of leading the National League with 16 lost games and during the course of his career he produced five double-digit win seasons. From 1999 until the end of his career, he drifted from various organizations on both the Minor and Major League levels and in 2004, he was briefly a member of the Boston Red Sox squad which went onto capture their first World Series title in 86 years. In 297 regular season games, he compiled a 82 win, 104 loss record with a 4.56 lifetime ERA in 1,595 innings pitched. Castillo drowned while swimming in Arizona.
Major League Baseball Player. For thirteen seasons (1991 to 1998, 2000 to 2002 and 2004 to 2005), he was a pitcher with the Chicago Cubs, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Toronto Blue Jays, Boston Red Sox and Florida Marlins. After attending Eastwood High School in Texas, he was selected by the Cubs during the 6th round of the 1987 Amateur Draft. He marked his Major League debut with Chicago on June 27th, 1991 and was inserted within the Cubs' starting rotation; he pitched in 18 games that season. In 1996, he had the undesirable distinction of leading the National League with 16 lost games and during the course of his career he produced five double-digit win seasons. From 1999 until the end of his career, he drifted from various organizations on both the Minor and Major League levels and in 2004, he was briefly a member of the Boston Red Sox squad which went onto capture their first World Series title in 86 years. In 297 regular season games, he compiled a 82 win, 104 loss record with a 4.56 lifetime ERA in 1,595 innings pitched. Castillo drowned while swimming in Arizona.
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