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Castillo (surname)
Castillo is a Spanish surname meaning "castle". The Portuguese version of this surname is Castilho. People Notable people with the surname include: Actors, singers, musicians * Alberto Castillo (performer) (1914–2002), Argentine tango singer and actor * Alexandra Castillo (born 1971), Chilean-Canadian actress and dancer *Braulio Castillo (1933–2015), Puerto Rican telenovela actor * Braulio Castillo, hijo (born 1964), Puerto Rican actor *Daniela Castillo (born 1982), Chilean pop singer and actress * Emilio Castillo (contemporary), American saxophone player and composer *Eugene F. Castillo (contemporary), Filipino-American orchestra conductor *Guillermo Castillo (fl. 1920s), Cuban musician and songwriter * Isabella Castillo (born 1994), Cuban singer and actress *Irán Castillo (born 1977), Mexican actress *Joey Castillo (born 1966), American rock drummer *Kate del Castillo (born 1972), Mexican actress * Mark Castillo (born 1980), American drummer *Rainier Castillo (born 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Language
Spanish ( or , Castilian) is a Romance languages, Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from colloquial Latin spoken on the Iberian peninsula. Today, it is a world language, global language with more than 500 million native speakers, mainly in the Americas and Spain. Spanish is the official language of List of countries where Spanish is an official language, 20 countries. It is the world's list of languages by number of native speakers, second-most spoken native language after Mandarin Chinese; the world's list of languages by total number of speakers, fourth-most spoken language overall after English language, English, Mandarin Chinese, and Hindustani language, Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu); and the world's most widely spoken Romance languages, Romance language. The largest population of native speakers is in Mexico. Spanish is part of the Iberian Romance languages, Ibero-Romance group of languages, which evolved from several dialects of Vulgar Latin in I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernal Díaz Del Castillo
Bernal Díaz del Castillo ( 1492 – 3 February 1584) was a Spanish conquistador, who participated as a soldier in the conquest of the Aztec Empire under Hernán Cortés and late in his life wrote an account of the events. As an experienced soldier of fortune, he had already participated in expeditions to Tierra Firme, Cuba, and to Yucatán before joining Cortés. In his later years he was an encomendero and governor in Guatemala where he wrote his memoirs called ''The True History of the Conquest of New Spain''. He began his account of the conquest almost thirty years after the events and later revised and expanded it in response to the biography published by Cortés's chaplain Francisco López de Gómara, which he considered to be largely inaccurate in that it did not give due recognition to the efforts and sacrifices of others in the Spanish expedition. Early life Bernal Díaz was born in the year 1492 in Medina del Campo, a prosperous commercial city in Castile. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabio Castillo
Fabio Castillo (born February 19, 1989) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He has played in the KBO League for the Hanwha Eagles, in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Saitama Seibu Lions. Career Texas Rangers Castillo began his professional career as a starting pitcher in 2006, playing for the Dominican Summer Rangers and AZL Rangers, going a combined 1–4 with a 3.10 ERA in eight games (seven starts). That year, he struck out 41 batters in 29 innings. In 2007, Castillo went 3–5 with a 5.92 ERA in 14 starts for the Spokane Indians, allowing 73 hits in 62 1/3 innings. He converted to relief pitching in 2008, going 2–5 with a 5.28 ERA in 36 games (seven starts) for the Clinton LumberKings. In 2009, he went 3–6 with a 4.05 ERA in 40 games (two starts) for the Hickory Crawdads. He split 2010 between the Bakersfield Blaze and Frisco RoughRiders, going a combined 1–3 with a 2.11 ERA in 39 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diego Castillo (infielder)
Diego Alejandro Castillo (born October 28, 1997) is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Career New York Yankees The New York Yankees signed Castillo as an international free agent in December 2014. He was assigned to the Double-A Somerset Patriots to begin the 2021 season. Pittsburgh Pirates On July 26, 2021, the Yankees traded Castillo along with Hoy Park to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Clay Holmes. Castillo slashed .278/.355/.487 with 19 home runs, 55 runs batted in (RBIs), and nine stolen bases in 105 games split between the Double-A Altoona Curve, Triple-A Indianapolis Indians and Somerset. The Pirates added Castillo to their 40-man roster after the 2021 season. On April 4, 2022, it was announced that Castillo had made the Pirates’ Opening Day roster. On April 9, Castillo collected his first career hit, lacing a pinch-hit double off of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diego Castillo (pitcher)
Diego Castillo (born January 18, 1994) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Tampa Bay Rays. Career Minor leagues Castillo signed with the Tampa Bay Rays as an international free agent in March 2014. He made his professional debut that season with the Dominican Summer League Rays and spent the whole season there, going 3–3 with a 3.96 ERA in 25 innings. In 2015, he played for both the Hudson Valley Renegades and Bowling Green Hot Rods, compiling a combined 1–2 record and 3.03 ERA in 18 relief appearances. In 2016, he pitched with both Bowling Green and the Charlotte Stone Crabs, posting a combined 3–6 record and 2.98 ERA in 60.1 total innings pitched out of the bullpen. In 2017, Castillo played for the Montgomery Biscuits and Durham Bulls. He was named the Rays' minor league reliever of the year after posting a 2.76 earned run average (ERA) with 90 strikeouts and 15 save ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmen Castillo
Monte Carmelo Castillo (June 8, 1958 – November 15, 2015) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Cleveland Indians and Minnesota Twins. Castillo died of heart problems on November 15, 2015. Baseball career In 631 games over 10 seasons, Castillo posted a .252 batting average (383-for-1519) with 190 runs, 55 home runs, 197 RBIs and 90 bases on balls. He recorded a .953 fielding percentage as an outfielder. Signed as a free agent by the Philadelphia Phillies in 1978, Castillo was taken by the Indians on December 5 of that year in the Rule 5 Double-A draft. He had played for two minor teams in the Phillies organization in 1978. Castillo spent 1979 split between Low-A Batavia and Single-A Waterloo, before spending the entire 1980 season with Waterloo again. In 1981, he was moved up to Double-A Chattanooga, and in 1982, he was promoted to Triple-A Charleston. He would begin 1983 with Charleston before his promotion to the Major Leagues, his debut coming on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Castillo (baseball)
Carlos Castillo (born April 21, 1975) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox in part of four seasons spanning 1997–2001. Listed at and , he batted and threw right-handed. Career In a four-season career, Castillo posted a 10–7 record with 130 strikeouts and a 5.04 ERA in 111 appearances, including six starts, 32 games finished, one save, and 210⅔ innings pitched. After that, Castillo pitched in the Japanese and Taiwanese professional baseball leagues. In between, he played winter ball in the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in .... Additionally, Castillo served as the pitching coach for the South Louisiana Pipeliners of the Continental Baseball Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Braulio Castillo (baseball)
Braulio Robinson Medrano Castillo (born May 13, 1968) is a Dominican former professional baseball outfielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Philadelphia Phillies. He batted and threw right-handed. Baseball career Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1985, Castillo was traded to the Phillies, in exchange for relief pitcher Roger McDowell Roger Alan McDowell (born December 21, 1960) is an American former professional baseball right-handed relief pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1985 to 1996. He played for the New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles D ..., on July 31, 1991. He made his big league debut with the Phillies, on August 18, 1991, and appeared in his final game on October 4, 1992. External links Braulio Castilloat Baseball Almanac 1968 births Living people Acereros de Monclova players Bakersfield Dodgers players Broncos de Reynosa players Colorado Springs Sky Sox players Dominican Repu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Castillo
Robert Ernie "Babo" Castillo Jr. (April 18, 1955 – June 30, 2014) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB) between and . He was in the bullpen for the Dodgers in the 1981 World Series, pitching one inning against the New York Yankees. He also pitched one season in Japan for the Chunichi Dragons in . Castillo is credited with teaching his former Dodgers team-mate, Fernando Valenzuela, how to throw a screwball A screwball is a baseball and fastpitch softball pitch that is thrown so as to break in the opposite direction of a slider or curveball. Depending on the pitcher's arm angle, the ball may also have a sinking action. The pitch is sometimes known .... Castillo died on June 30, 2014, from cancer at the age of 59. References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Castillo, Bobby 1955 births 2014 deaths Albuquerque Dukes players American baseball players of Mexican descent A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benny Castillo
Benny Castillo (born July 15, 1966 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a former professional baseball player and manager. Early life Raised in the Bronx, New York, Castillo attended Park West High School, where he was coached by the late Mr. Paul Gordon, who was a mentor & father figure to both Castillo & future MLB player Devon White. Castillo played American Legion Baseball with the Youth Service League Program (1981–1990) out of the Parade Grounds in Brooklyn run by Mel Zitter. Playing career College As a freshman undergraduate student, Castillo attended and played at Central State University in Ohio. As a sophomore, Castillo transferred to The Community College of Baltimore, where he was drafted in the 4th round of the 1986 MLB draft by the Cleveland Indians. Castillo opted to pass on an opportunity to play professional baseball and instead enrolled in college at Oklahoma State University (OSU) where he was coached by the legendary Hall of Fame coach Gary Ward ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alberto Castillo (pitcher)
Alberto Castillo Betancourt (born July 5, 1975) is a Cuban former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Baltimore Orioles and Arizona Diamondbacks. Amateur career Castillo played for Cuba in the 1993 World Junior Championships in Windsor, Ontario, at which time he defected. After relocating to the United States, he enrolled in Miami Dade College where he played amateur baseball at the junior college level. Professional career Giants and Yankees After being selected by the San Francisco Giants in the third round (88th overall) of the 1994 Major League Baseball draft, 1994 MLB draft, Castillo began his career in the Giants organization as a first baseman, although he did pitch a few times that season for the Everett Giants. After playing first base exclusively in 1995, he was converted to a full-time pitcher the following year but would briefly return to hitting a few years later and spend a few seasons as a two-way player and even spent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alberto Castillo (catcher)
Alberto Terrero Castillo (born February 10, 1970) is a Dominican former professional baseball catcher. Castillo was born in San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic. Between and , Castillo played for the New York Mets (1995–), St. Louis Cardinals (), Toronto Blue Jays (–), San Francisco Giants (), Kansas City Royals (–), Oakland Athletics (2005), and Baltimore Orioles (). He batted and threw right-handed. In a twelve-season career, Castillo posted a .220 batting average with 12 home runs and 101 RBI in 418 games played. His longest tenure with one team was the New York Mets, who he played with for four seasons. During his time with the Mets, Castillo helped end one of the longest scoreless opening day games in MLB history. On March 31, 1998, he hit a full-count, two-out, pinch-hit single to right with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 14th inning to help the Mets beat their division rival Philadelphia Phillies 1–0 at Shea Stadium. Signed by the Washington Nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
