Bernie Castro

Bernabel "Bernie" Castro (born July 14, 1979) is a former Major League Baseball second baseman. He played two major league seasons, one each with the Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles.

Career
The New York Yankees signed Castro as an international free agent in 1997. After two seasons, the Yankees traded him to the San Diego Padres for outfielder Kevin Reese.

After becoming a free agent in the 2004 offseason, Castro signed a minor league deal with the Baltimore Orioles. He played in 24 games for the major league team, hitting .288 with a .360 on-base percentage.

He again became a free agent after the season, and signed with the Washington Nationals. He played in 42 games for the Nationals during the 2006 season, accumulating 110 at-bats.

Castro was granted free agency once more after the 2007 season, and signed a minor league contract with the Yankees. He again became a free agent after the 2008 season.

Throughout his career he has showed impressive speed and solid contact abilities along with a strong arm and good instincts at second base.

During the winter he played for his hometown Aguilas Cibaeñas in the Dominican Winter League.

After his playing career ended, Castro became a hitting coach for the Dominican Summer League Pirates.