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Luis Antonio Castillo (born September 12, 1975 in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball second baseman for the Minnesota Twins.

He was traded to the Minnesota Twins on December 2, 2005, in exchange for two minor leaguers, Scott Tyler and Travis Bowyer. This occurred during the Florida Marlin's firesale after the 2005 season.

In a ten-year career, Castillo has batted .292 with 16 home runs, 248 RBI, and 276 stolen bases in 1,031 games.

In 2002, Castillo had a 35-game hitting streak, which is the longest ever by any second baseman and also the longest ever by any Latino player.

Castillo was a member of the 2003 World Series Champion Florida Marlins, who defeated the heavily favored New York Yankees.

Castillo was also a member of the 2005 National League All-Star team, and replaced Jeff Kent of the Los Angeles Dodgers at second base in the 2nd inning.

Accomplishments

35-game hitting streak (2002)
National League All-Star (2002, 2003, 2005)
National League Gold Glove winner for second base (2003, 2004, 2005)
World Series Championship (1997, 2003)

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Athletes - Luis Castillo

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