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| Height: 6-3
Weight: 235
Throws: R
Bats: R Born: Mar 1, 1976, Vega Baja, Contract: Signed through 2009 |
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June 28, 2008 Ramon Castro hit a monster shot off Andy Pettitte on Saturday afternoon that traveled and estimated 425 feet. The home run snapped Pettitte's 20-inning shutout streak. Our View:Castro had only 51 at-bats coming into the game with one home run. The home run was the catchers only hit on the day. |
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June 9, 2008 Ramon Castro was pulled from the starting lineup and fined by coach Willie Randolph for arriving just 57 minutes prior to Sunday's first pitch, according to the NY Daily News. Our View:Castro said he confused the time zones, as the game was played on the West Coast against the Padres. He insisted he thought the game was at 4:05 p.m. local time, not 1:05 p.m. |
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May 10, 2008 Ramon Castro has been activated from the DL as he has recovered from his right hamstring ailment, according to the NY Daily News. Raul Casanova was designated for assignment to make room on the roster. Our View:Castro will serve as Brian Schneider's backup, and his fantasy value will be limited. He does display good power for a catcher as he hit 11 homers over 52 games in 2007. |
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May 6, 2008 Ramon Castro hit a two-run homer in a rehab start for Single-A St. Lucie, according to MetsBlog. He is recovering from a right hamstring strain. Our View:He will serve as Brian Schneider's backup when he returns. Gustavo Molina would likely be out of the mix, as team's don't usually carry three catchers. |
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May 5, 2008 Ramon Castro is close to returning to the Mets and may be activated for this weekend's series against the Reds, according to the NY Daily News. He is recovering from a right hamstring strain. Our View:He will serve as Brian Schneider's backup when he returns. Gustavo Molina would likely be out of the mix, as team's don't usually carry three catchers. |
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April 22, 2008 Ramon Castro caught five innings and had two hits in an extended spring training game on Monday, while working to rebound from a strained hamstring, according to MetsBlog.com. The team noted that he is still unable to run at 100%. Our View:He would serve as the backup catcher, when he ultimately returns. |
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April 15, 2008 Catcher Ramon Castro, who is on the DL with a hamstring injury, is not expected to begin playing in rehab games until at least next week, according to the NY Daily News. Our View:He would serve as the backup catcher, when he ultimately returns. |
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March 31, 2008 Ramon Castro has been placed on the 15-day DL. He is nursing a strained right hamstring, and will resume his duty as the backup catcher when he returns. As of now, his return date has not been specified. |
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March 26, 2008 Ramon Castro is likely headed to the DL after suffering a setback with his strained right hamstring on Tuesday, the New York Daily News reports. Raul Casanova will step up and be the backup for Brian Schneider. |
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March 19, 2008 Ramon Castro was able to catch on Tuesday despite a strained right hamstring. He missed six days before playing on Sunday, but he has to leave that contest early. "The doctor talked to me and he said maybe three, four days - the longest a week, maybe," Castro tells the New York Daily News. |
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March 17, 2008 Ramon Castro is slated to undergo an MRI on his right hamstring Monday after tweaking the muscle on Sunday, according to the New York Daily News. "I felt something, so I stopped running," he said. "I didn't want to keep playing and make it worse." He already had missed six days to due soreness in that area, so this is a bit concerning. We'll have the results of the MRI for you as soon as they are released. |
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March 16, 2008 Ramon Castro failed to complete Sunday's spring game after feeling a twinge in his right hamstring, according to MLB.com. He was taken out of the contest as a precaution, so it appears to be a minor ailment. |