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In 1994, Ramon Castro became the first player out of Puerto Rico to ever be drafted in the first round of the MLB draft. He was selected by the Houston Astros as the 17th overall selection. He was traded to the Florida Marlins in 1998 and made his Major League debut on April 27, 1999. Castro is known as a good defensive catcher, and was a member of the Marlins' 2003 World Championship team. In 2004 an early-June season-ending injury finished his time in Florida. In December 2004, Castro signed with the New York Mets. In 2005, he was backup to Mike Piazza, with a career-best .244 batting average and playing solid defense. After the 2007 season, many fans called for Castro to start, but the job instead went to newcomer Brian Schneider. It was most likely due to his injury-riddled career, which became evident once more when he strained his hamstring late in spring training that year, missing the beginning of the season. He continued in a back-up role with the Mets for the remainder of 2008.
This is a Ramon Castro game-used professional model baseball bat manufactured by Rawlings in 2006.Castro's name appears on the barrel label of this bat in block letters. The Model Number 609B is stamped into barrel of this bat, as are the batch number (002) and the year code (06). The bat has a natural finish and measures 34.5 inches in length and currently weighs approximately 32 ounces.
This very slightly cracked bat shows a heavy amount of game use. Rack marks, cleat marks, hit marks and ball marks are evidenced on the barrel. The knob of this bat and the barrel end both have Castro's uniform number 11 written in black marker, The knob also contains Castro's name and the bat's weight (31.5 oz) written in ball point pen.The handle of this bat has been prepped with tape extending 4 inches from the knob, exhibiting heavy stains.
This bat is sourced from Mets-Steiner Collectibles (Letter of Authenticity included) and bears Steiner hologram # 32019.View Lot Detail page
This is a Ramon Castro game-used professional model baseball bat manufactured by Rawlings in 2006.Castro's name appears on the barrel label of this bat in block letters. The Model Number 609B is stamped into barrel of this bat, as are the batch number (002) and the year code (06). The bat has a natural finish and measures 34.5 inches in length and currently weighs approximately 32 ounces.
This very slightly cracked bat shows a heavy amount of game use. Rack marks, cleat marks, hit marks and ball marks are evidenced on the barrel. The knob of this bat and the barrel end both have Castro's uniform number 11 written in black marker, The knob also contains Castro's name and the bat's weight (31.5 oz) written in ball point pen.The handle of this bat has been prepped with tape extending 4 inches from the knob, exhibiting heavy stains.
This bat is sourced from Mets-Steiner Collectibles (Letter of Authenticity included) and bears Steiner hologram # 32019.View Lot Detail page