Juan Castro played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball, from 1995 to 2011. Of of those seasons, 2010, was with the Phillies, in which he slashed .198/.237/.238 with five doubles and 13 RBI over 54 games.
Now, Castro, 47, will return to the Phillies, one decade later, as the team’s major league infield coach, according to MLB Network’s Jon Morosi.
¡Saluden a nuestro nuevo manager: Juan Gabriel Castro!
De cara al Premier 12 en Guadalajara y con Tokyo en la mente #NovenaMéxico pic.twitter.com/Y1YOx2KcCN
— Selección Mexicana de Beisbol (@MexicoBeis) August 1, 2019
Castro has recently served as manager of the Mexican National Team competing in this month’s WBSC Premier12, the top international baseball event of the year and Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualifier.