{"id":7713,"date":"2015-03-22T07:06:24","date_gmt":"2015-03-22T13:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=7713"},"modified":"2015-03-22T09:17:51","modified_gmt":"2015-03-22T15:17:51","slug":"163-ramon-castro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2015\/03\/163-ramon-castro\/","title":{"rendered":"#163 &#8211; Ramon Castro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/castro.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-7735\" src=\"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/castro.jpg\" alt=\"castro\" width=\"388\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/castro.jpg 388w, https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/castro-300x251.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 388px) 100vw, 388px\" \/><\/a><strong>Name:<\/strong>\u00a0Ramon Castro<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rank:<\/strong>\u00a0163<\/p>\n<p><strong>Position:<\/strong>\u00a0C<\/p>\n<p><strong>Years With White Sox:<\/strong>\u00a02009-2011<\/p>\n<p>Ramon Castro came to the White Sox from the Mets via a May 30, 2009 trade for Lance Broadway, replacing Corky Miller as the backup to AJ Pierzynski. \u00a0A little less than 2 months later, on July 23, Castro was behind the plate for Mark Buehrle&#8217;s perfect game against the Rays. \u00a0After the game, Buehrle credited Castro, saying he did not shake him off during the entire game.<\/p>\n<p>Castro resigned with the White Sox for the 2010 season, remaining as the backup catcher. \u00a0He appeared in 37 games and finished the year with .278 average and 8 home runs.<\/p>\n<p>The 2011 season saw Castro&#8217;s production regress, as his average dropped back down to .235. \u00a0A broken hand suffered in July limited him to only 23 games and 68 at bats. \u00a0Following the season, he became a free agent and never played in the major leagues again.<\/p>\n<p>Castro&#8217;s\u00a0numbers\u00a0in a White Sox uniform, both for games I attended and overall, were:<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#c0c0c0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; 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