Manny Castillo
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Estaban Manuel Antonio Castillo Cabrera (born April 1, 1957 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a former Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
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 third baseman
Third baseman
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. He batted and threw right-handed, and was 5 foot 9. Castillo played 3 seasons in Major League Baseball, with the Kansas City Royals
Kansas City Royals
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 in and the Seattle Mariners
Seattle Mariners
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 in and . He played in 236 games in his career, with a batting average
Batting average
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 of .242 with 174 hits
Hit (baseball)
In baseball statistics, a hit , also called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches first base after hitting the ball into fair territory, without the benefit of an error or a fielder's choice....

 in 719 at-bats. He had 3 stolen base
Stolen base
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s, 3 home run
Home run
In baseball, a home run is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to reach home safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team in the process...

s, 73 RBI
Run batted in
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 and 63 runs
Run (baseball)
In baseball, a run is scored when a player advances around first, second and third base and returns safely to home plate, touching the bases in that order, before three outs are recorded and all obligations to reach base safely on batted balls are met or assured...

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Castillo had his best season in 1982 with the Mariners when he had 130 hits, had an average of .257, and all 3 of his career home runs.

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