Researching Bill Castro
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 56 people with the Castro surname? In that year Castro was ranked number 3523 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Bill means "Form of WILLIAM - resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of Bill Castro on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Bill Castro and the Castro Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 118492 people with the Castro surname in the USA? Castro is ranked number 118 for popularity in the USA. |
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Bill Castro
William Radhames Castro Checo (born March 29, 1952) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher and former pitching coach for the Milwaukee Brewers of both the American League and National League. He was the interim pitching coach with the Baltimore Orioles of the American League. Gary Thorne of MASN reported in the broadcast of the August 27, 2013 game between the Orioles and the Boston Red Sox that Castro succeeded Rick Adair because Adair had taken a leave of absence for personal reasons starting in August 2013. Gary Thorne, broadcasting the game between the Orioles and the Los Angeles Angels on July 5, 2012 on MASN, announced that Castro became unavailable for that game because of a death in his family and returned home to the Dominican Republic.
Castro was drafted by the Brewers – then in the American League – and pitched for them from to . He played three more years with the New York Yankees and Kansas City Royals before retiring.
The longest-serving member of the Brewers' coaching staff, Castro was named bullpen coach in by rookie manager Phil Garner. Late in the 2002 season, Castro also briefly served as pitching coach after the resignation of Dave Stewart. He then returned to his bullpen role until he was named pitching coach by new Milwaukee manager Ken Macha on November 7, 2008. The season marked Castro's 18th consecutive season as a Brewer coach. Castro was subsequently fired as pitching coach on August 12, 2009 and replaced with former Brewer Chris Bosio.
Castro was the pitching coach for the Dominican Republic's entry in the inaugural World Baseball Classic.
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