Marty Castillo

Quick Facts

Full Name	Marty Castillo
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Jan 16, 1957(1957-01-16)
Age	67
Birthplace	Long Beach
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Capricorn

Marty Castillo Biography

Marty Castillo is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on January 16, 1957 in Long Beach, California, United States. Martin Horace Castillo (born January 16th 1957) is an American former Major League Baseball third baseman and catcher. Castillo has Mexican descent is a graduate from Savanna High School in Anaheim, California.

Castillo was a good player during the post-season. He scored two RBIs in the 1984 American League Championship Series, which included the pennant-clinching game-winning RBI during Game 3 scoring Chet Lemon to secure the win by 1-0, and sending players from the Tigers into the World Series. Castillo also was able to catch the ball at third base to take the final play of the pennant- clinching match in 1984. An article published in The Detroit News several years ago asked if Castillo still was able to catch the ball.

Castillo played his last major league game with the Tigers on October 5, 1985.

Castillo continued his impressive hitting during his 1984 World Series, batting .333 with the .455 on-base percent and a .667 percent slugging. He was in the field for nine innings during the World Series and had three hits and two runs three walks, two RBIs and a home run. What Castillo described as “the greatest feeling of my life” was at the end of the game 3 in the World Series, when he hit a home run that was two runs long. After a count of 2 strikes and one ball Castillo hit a fastball to the upper deck of left field. He remarked the following “I wanted to do a couple of cartwheels, a backflip and a roundoff.” Castillo was also on the base during the fifth game (the last match) at the time Kirk Gibson hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the 8th innings off of Goose Gossage.

Marty Castillo Net Worth

Marty Castillo is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Marty Castillo 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Awarded by the Detroit Tigers in the fifth round of the 1978 Major League Baseball Draft, Castillo made his Major League Baseball debut with the Detroit Tigers on August 19 in 1981. Castillo played just seven games during the seasons of 1981 and 1982 however, he saw more action in 1983, appearing in the 67 games.

In 1984’s Sports Illustrated article, Castillo was described as “an outgoing practical joker” and “one of the more popular Tigers.” The article also noted it was because Castillo had been “so nice that Tom Monaghan, owner of the club and Domino’s Pizza, doesn’t object to Castillo’s endorsing Little Caesars Pizza.” If asked by Sports Illustrated if he would get other endorsements as a consequence from the success of his World Series home run, Castillo said, “I’m not going to think about it. However, my new number will be …”

Castillo had his best statistical season as a member of the Tigers team that defeated the San Diego Padres in the 1984 World Series. Castillo played 33 games at third base and 36 at catcher for the 1984 Tigers. He had career highs in 1984, including a .234 batting average, 33 hits, 11 extra base hits, and 17 runs batted in (RBIs). On August 26, 1984, Castillo went 3-for-4 and scored three runs in a victory over the Angels. On September 23, 1984, Castillo went 2-for-3, including a home run and two RBIs, to help the Tigers win their 100th game of the season – a 4–1 victory over the New York Yankees.

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Facts & Trivia

Marty Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Marty Castillo celebrates birthday on January 16 of every year.