Braulio Castillo (baseball)
Dominican Republic baseball player
Braulio Robinson Medrano Castillo (born May 13, 1968) is a Dominican former professional baseball outfielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Philadelphia Phillies. He batted and threw right-handed.
Baseball career
Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1985, Castillo was traded to the Phillies, in exchange for relief pitcher Roger McDowell, on July 31, 1991. He made his big league debut with the Phillies, on August 18, 1991, and appeared in his final game on October 4, 1992.
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