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Vinny Castilla

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Baseball Player

The Resume

    (July 4, 1967- )
    Born in Oaxaca, Mexico
    Birth name is Vinicio Castilla Soria
    Third baseman for the Atlanta Braves (1991-1992, 2002-2003), Colorado Rockies (1993-1999, 2004, 2006), Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2000–2001), Houston Astros (2001), Washington Nationals (2005) and the San Diego Padres (2006)
    Two time All-Star (1995, 1998)
    Three time Silver Slugger Award winner (1995, 1997, 1998)
    NL RBI Champion (2004)
    Played for the Mexican National Baseball Team during the World Baseball Classic (2006)
    Manager for the Mexican National Baseball Team during the World Baseball Classic (2009)

Why he might be annoying:

    He named one of his 3 sons after himself.
    He played for six different teams.
    He grounded into double plays frequently in the majority of his playing career.
    He was on a slugger group in Tampa Bay that included Greg Vaughn, Jose Canseco, and Fred McGriff as it was nicknamed the 'The Bay Bombers' by Devil Ray fans.
    He was injury prone in the later years of his playing career.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was a fan favorite in Colorado.
    He, along with Ellis Burks and Andres Galarraga, were the second group of 3 teammates to hit 40+ home runs in a season after Davey Johnson, Darrell Evans and Hank Aaron made that accomplishment in 1973 (1996).
    He appeared in all 162 games during the 1998 season.
    He was the final active original Rockies player to retire from playing.
    He was the first Rockies third baseman to win a Silver Slugger Award.
    He hit an RBI single as a pinch hitter in his final at-bat.
    He retired from his major league career with 1,105 RBI.

Credit: Neo NX2004


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 19 Votes: 68.42% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 76 Votes: 46.05% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 22 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 54 Votes: 37.04% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 79 Votes: 53.16% Annoying