Benny Castillo

Benigno Enrique Castillo

Biographical Information[edit]

Outfielder Benny Castillo was selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 1986 amateur draft but opted to attend Oklahoma State University instead. He was then chosen by the Detroit Tigers in the 24th round of the 1988 amateur draft. He played two years in the Tigers chain, and after spending 1991 with the unaffiliated Salt Lake City Trappers, he was in the Texas Rangers organization for two summers. He spent most of his remaining playing days in the independent Northern League.

Castillo managed in the Northern League from 2000 to 2002 and then was skipper of the Jamestown Jammers in the Florida Marlins organization for two years. After two years as manager of the Yuma Scorpions of the independent Golden Baseball League, he managed the GCL Tigers in 2007.

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs
2000	Duluth-Superior Dukes	Northern League	42-43	5th	Independent Leagues	Lost League Finals
2001	Sioux City Explorers	Northern League	42-38	5th	Independent Leagues
2002	Sioux City Explorers	Northern League	46-42	5th	Independent Leagues	Lost in 2nd round
2003	Jamestown Jammers	New York-Penn League	22-51	13th	Florida Marlins
2004	Jamestown Jammers	New York-Penn League	30-45	12th	Florida Marlins
2005	Yuma Scorpions	Golden Baseball League	47-43	5th	Independent Leagues
2006	Yuma Scorpions	Golden Baseball League	32-48	6th	Independent Leagues
2007	GCL Tigers	Gulf Coast League	28-32	9th (t)	Detroit Tigers