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Rusney Castillo disappoints immediately, doesn't run hard

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FORT MYERS — John Henry paid more for Triple-A outfielder Rusney Castillo than he did the Boston Globe.

At least the Globe delivers.

A $72.5 million bust, Castillo couldn’t even run out a ground ball in the very first Red Sox exhibition of the year — against a college team, no less.

The Sox won 9-6 over Northeastern at JetBlue Park, despite Castillo’s mistake in the third inning on a one-out grounder to short.

Castillo, who cost $2.5 million more than the purchase price of the Globe, is already off the 40-man roster with a bleak future in Boston.