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Luis Castillo
Ultimate Mets Database popularity ranking: 329 of 1252 players
Luis Antonio Donato Castillo
Born: September 12, 1975 at San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic
Throws: Right Bats: Both
Height: 5.11 Weight: 190

Luis Castillo was the most popular Ultimate Mets Database daily lookup on February 5, 2010, August 19, 2013, January 1, 2019, July 5, 2019, October 15, 2021, June 29, 2023, September 22, 2023, and February 24, 2024.

First Mets game: July 31, 2007
Last Mets game: October 3, 2010

Share your memories of Luis Castillo HERE IS WHAT OTHER METS FANS HAVE TO SAY: Grover July 31, 2007 First game for Luis as a Met today. Already showed why the Mets got him by making a great play in the field. Jamey Bumbalo August 5, 2007 I don't understand this acquisition. Castillo is on the down side of his career for sure. Why get him when Ruben Gotay has been playing so well? Castillo has almost three times as many at bats as Gotay this season, and has only four more doubles, four fewer homers, one less RBI, and is batting more than forty points lower than Gotay. Castillo joins over-the-hill guys like Alou, Green, and, I hate to say it, Delgado. I think this trade was pointless. armando looper August 5, 2007 Hits the ball in the air too much. Five of him does not equal the pop in Gotay's bat. This move will hurt more if they resign him. Davidk August 10, 2007 After a bad first week as a Met he's turned it around slapping the ball around stealing a couple bases and getting a huge hit against the Braves to tie the game up. Castillo's defense has been tremendous. Graves9 August 21, 2007 You know when Castillo first came over and had struggled I was as hard on him as anyone was, but I was 100% wrong. The guy is a tremendous defensive player, and a terrific all around player. I like Castillo's approach at the plate; he works the count very well, slaps the ball around, is a good bunter, and a good base runner. I've become a big fan of his. Omen May 8, 2008 I can't believe they signed Castillo to a four-year extension. This makes absolutely no sense to me. I am sure we will all live to regret it. anthony (mets fan since 1986 when i was May 25, 2008 This is turning out to be a disaster of a four-year contract. I don't think he's even going to be healthy longer than this year. (And he's already breaking down now.) Damion June 5, 2008 I can't believe they resigned this guy to a four year extension. Has to be the ugliest player in the Majors. Pete July 1, 2008 Well that 4-year contract is certainly looking like an albatross now. Last night against the Cardinals, he let a routine grounder go right through his legs (ala Buckner) to allow (of all people) Yadier Molina to score. Not to mention his balky knees and 89 OPS+ at the top of the batting order. Mr. Sparkle July 7, 2008 Luis was a good pickup last year when they needed a second baseman. He was always a pesky player with the Marlins and he's a good player. People rant about the 4-year contract and I agree that it was too much for him, but he is what he is. He's a singles hitter. The only thing is he needs to hit at least .290 to be of any value and when he is hitting only .260 he is not holding his weight. If he can get healthy and back up to .290 he'll be OK. We probably won't get more than 2 good years out of him however since he is definitely past his prime. Mets fan in Maine August 10, 2008 I didn't like it when the Mets traded for Castillo and I couldn't believe it when they gave him a four-year contract. Wasn't it obvious that he is an over-the-hill, injury-prone player? What a total waste of money and commitment by the Mets. Mr. Sparkle October 6, 2008 Luis will be this year's Tony Fernandez. He was hurt most of the year and is still a good player; he just had a ridiculous contract. We'll trade him, everyone hopes, and he'll be very good next year somewhere else, because the guy is a winner. We just saw the worst of him. I don't hate him like most Mets fans. Tony Fernandez sucked with the Mets when he was playing hurt, we traded him, he got healthy, and was very good. That will be Castillo next year. Mets fan in Maine October 6, 2008 The Mets need to eat his contract (the most ridiculous one tendered in recent years) and acquire a new second baseman. End of story. Andy June 16, 2009 Luis Castillo has the distinction of making the worst play I will ever see in baseball. Shickhaus Franks April 9, 2010 Before we throw Luis under the bus and with many fans wanting Orlando Hudson at 2B, let's just say that he's a good ballplayer although the dropped pop-up vs the Yankees really hurt in June of 2009; but he's a part of baseball history: He was one of two Mets alumni involved in the now infamous Steve Bartman incident during game 6 of the 2003 NLCS. (He was the Marlins batter and Moises Alou was in LF for the Cubs.) Joe Figliola April 16, 2010 Castillo likely will fall into the category of those Mets players who was raked over the coals by fans during his time; yet when he retires, Met followers will go around saying: "Y'know, he wasn't so bad..." His legacy as a Met would have been much different had the team signed him after the 2003 season. Instead, the Mets picked up Kaz Matsui and attempted to make Jose Reyes the second baseman. And we all know how that worked out. In spite of that unfortunate dropped pop fly, I always respected Castillo. My favorite memory of him was the home run he hit against the Giants on 15 Aug 09. It was one of the longest home runs hit by a Met at Citi Field (second deck, I think). Hebner's Shovel February 18, 2011 I can't see this guy lining up with the team at Citi Field on Opening Day. Swallowing his $6 mil. will be easier for management than Ollie's big contract. Kevin C. Delahanty, MD April 2, 2011 Shows up a day late to Phillies training camp. Nice... But, when you think of it, with all of the money he has coming to him, do you really think he'll care? Jonathan Stern April 28, 2011 Luis Castillo's 2009 dropped ball will probably go down as the most memorable dropped ball in the history of a franchise that has endured many miscues. To make matters worse, that boner was the turning point for both teams. The Yankees went from underachieving to World Champions, while the Mets went from contending to 90+ losses. Oh, agony, agony, agony! My father couldn't sleep after that game. BrooklynJoe May 3, 2021 Luis memories for the Mets should start and end with the dropped pop up by Arod. Pathetic. Old Man River May 23, 2021 Luis was a solid player during his ten seasons with the Marlins. He led the major leagues in stolen bases twice, won three Gold Glove awards and was a member of three National League All-Star teams. But like so many other players, he came to the Mets when the best years of his career were over. I have two memories of Luis as a Met, and they are both negative. One was the error mentioned by BrooklynJoe above. The other was his strikeout that ended the final game of the team's horrifying 2007 collapse. Alex June 6, 2022 Unlike a lot of Mets fans, my memory of Castillo isn't all that negative. I remember more his 2009 campaign, which was excellent overall. You cannot go wrong with a .302 average or .387 OBP. You cannot go wrong with 20 stolen bases or having more walks (69) than strikeouts (58). And when he first came over from Minnesota in 2007, he was pretty great, too, hitting .296 for the Mets and .301 on the year as a whole. So in two out of the four years he spent in New York, he hit .300 or better. Sure, he was an on-again, off-again guy -- his 2008 and 2010 seasons were pretty awful. And of course, I cannot forget the dropped ball, either. But still, Castillo wasn't really THAT bad ... and all he cost us to acquire was Dustin Martin, who never reached the major leagues, and Drew Butera, who became a (mediocre) backup catcher. Also one thing I thought was incredible about Castillo's 2009 campaign ... of his 147 hits, just TWELVE were doubles. That's crazy. He reached 20-plus doubles only twice in a 15-year career. Hot Foot June 7, 2022 Alex... you're making me do my "Mad Dog" bit again. Next, you're going to say that the Mets absolutely had to make the Juan Samuel trade. This guy was supremely horrible. Back in the day, he caused me mental anguish. He is synonymous with their 2007 and 2008 collapses; the "catalyst" if you will. First of all, the Mets didn't need him. They were winning with Ruben Gotay, but once Castillo showed up, Gotay was sent to the bench, and the Mets, well, let's look at the numbers. Baseball Reference doesn't split Castillo's game logs up from 2007, so I had to look up the ugly record myself: the Mets record when he started or played for them in 2007 was 29 wins and 28 losses. On July 31st, the Mets were 59-46, at least before his first start for the Mets that night, which was a loss. So he basically turned them from winners into a .500 team. In 2008, the Mets had a 40-47 record in his appearances and went 37-41 in his starts, which means the Mets were 49-26 without him. The dropped pop up was just the icing on the cake of his horribleness. The good news: there's a pitcher on the Reds named Luis Castillo to help wash away any memories of this guy. Doctor Worm February 20, 2023 The funniest part (weird funny, not ha-ha funny) about Castillo's infamous dropped pop is what he did afterward. As the winning run was streaking around third, Castillo threw to second base. With the Marlins in 2000, he had one of the most bizarre stat lines in MLB history. 626 plate appearance, a .334 batting average and .806 OPS... and 17 RBI.

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