Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Jason Castro was born June 18, 1987, in Castro Valley, California. He is a catcher in the MLB.

He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros, Minnesota Twins, Los Angeles Angels and San Diego Padres. After playing college baseball at Stanford University, he was selected by the Astros in the first round of the 2008 Major League Baseball draft (#10 overall). Castro made his big league debut with Houston in 2010. He was selected to the 2013 All-Star Game.

On January 22, 2021, Castro signed a 2-year, $7 million contract to return to Houston.

In the 2021 regular season, he batted .235, and .180 against left-handlers. On defense, he caught stealing 13% of runners, catching 4 runners while yielding 27 stolen bases.

On October 19, in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series (ALCS) versus the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, Castro singled home Carlos Correa in the top of the ninth inning off Nathan Eovaldi for the game-winning run.

On June 29, 2022, Castro, along with ace Justin Verlander, helped lead a 2–0 shutout of the New York Mets. Castro's two-run home run supplied all the offense in the game while tripling his RBI season total from one to three.