Starlin Castro

Starlin DeJesus Castro (born March 24, 1990) is a Dominican professional baseball infielder who is a free agent.

He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees, Miami Marlins and Washington Nationals.

Castro is a four-time MLB All-Star and holds the record for most runs batted in in an MLB debut.

He became the first major league player born in the 1990s.

In his first major league at-bat, he hit a three-run home run off Homer Bailey of the Cincinnati Reds.

In 2009, Castro was named to the Florida State League All-Star team, and won MVP honors, going 4-for-4 with an inside-the-park home run in the game.

He was also named All-Star Futures Game for the World Team.

After the season, Castro was named the best prospect in Chicago's organization by Baseball America.

Castro was called up to the majors on May 7, 2010, from the Tennessee Smokies, the Cubs Double-A affiliate.

He became the sixth player in Cubs history and 106th player overall to hit a home run in his first MLB at-bat.

Later in the game he hit a triple with the bases loaded, setting the record for most runs batted in (RBIs) in a major league debut with six.

He finished the game two for five in the Cubs' 14–7 win.

Castro finished the season with a .300/.347/.408 line with three home runs and 41 RBIs in 463 at-bats over 125 games.

Despite his significant offensive contribution, Castro led the team and was second in the National League in errors with 27.

On October 19, 2010, Castro was named the shortstop on Baseball America's 2010 All-Rookie Team.

He was also named the shortstop on the 2010 Topps Major League Rookie All-Star Team.

He finished tied for fifth in Rookie of the Year voting.

In 2011, he led the National League in hits, becoming the youngest player to do so.

2011 was Castro's first full season as an MLB player, and also marked his first All-Star Game selection, as he was one of three shortstops selected to the National League All-Star team.

Castro was the youngest Chicago Cub player to make an All-Star team.

Castro stole two bases in the All-Star Game despite having only one plate appearance, tying him for the most stolen bases in a single All-Star Game.

The same day, Castro received Edward Jones Player of the Month Award honors.

Castro was the National League Player of the Week twice during the 2011 season.

On September 23, 2011, Castro got his 200th base hit of the season, at Busch Stadium against the rival St. Louis Cardinals, and was the youngest member of the Cubs to ever do so.

Castro was the youngest player to ever lead the National League in hits, achieving the feat with his 207th hit of the season on September 28, 2011.

Castro's game jersey was sent to the Hall of Fame, in a similar manner to his MLB debut's game jersey.

His line for the 2011 season was .307/.341/.432, and it was the first season in which he hit double digit home runs (10).

Overall, Castro finished the 2011 season with a .307 batting average, 10 home runs and 66 RBI.

His 207 base hits and 674 at-bats both led the National League.

On defense, he led all National League shortstops in assists, with 446, and all major league shortstops in errors, with 29.

He also had the lowest fielding percentage for a shortstop (.961).

Castro was selected to the National League All-Star team along with teammate Bryan LaHair.

Castro finished the 2012 season playing all 162 games with a .283 average, 14 homers, and 78 RBI.

He was caught stealing 13 times which led MLB.

He also led the National League again with 646 at-bats and 465 assists as a shortstop.

After a disappointing 2013, Castro was selected to appear in his third All-Star game along with teammate Anthony Rizzo in 2014.

Unfortunately, Castro's All-Star year came to an early end when he was injured on September 2 when he awkwardly slid into home plate in a game against the Milwaukee Brewers.

In August, Castro and the Cubs agreed to a contract extension through the 2019 season with a team option for 2020, with total guaranteed compensation of $60 million.

Castro had his worst year ending with a career low batting average of .245.

He hit 10 home runs and had 44 RBIs, nine steals, and 2 triples while playing in 161 games.