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Vinicio Castilla Soria, normally called Vinny Castilla [cass-TEE-yah] (born July 4, 1967 in Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico), is a Major League Baseball third baseman who currently plays for the Washington Nationals. Antecedently, he played by using a Atlanta Braves (1991-92, 2002-03), Colorado Rockies (1993-99, 2004), Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2000, 2001) and Houston Astros (2001).

The immense preferred among Rockies fans, Castilla hit Xl personal diarrhea two withwithin 1996 & 1997, 46 in 1998, & has compiled 5 100-+ RBI seasons, leading the National League with a career-high 131 within 2004.

Around 14-year career Castilla occurs as .280 hitter by using 303 front yard diarrhea & 1012 Run batted around in 1625 games.

Highlights
Twice All-Star (1995, 1998) 3-period Silver Slugger Award (1995, 1997-98) Led NL within Run batted in (2004) Led NL within games played (162, 1998) Joined Andrés Galarraga and Ellis Burks as just the second trio of Forty-homer mate within MLB history (1996) Joined Galarraga, Burks & Dante Bichette as just the third 100-RBI team-quartet in MLB history (1996)

CBS Sportsline - Mexican fans hope for blast from Castilla
Article about the 1999 international opener in Mexico when Castilla will return to his home country to play.

ESPN.com - Vinny Castilla
Player profile, scouting report, career notes, and statistics.

CNN/SI - Vinny Castilla
Profile and statistics.

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