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Pittsburgh Pirates: Revisiting Jose Castillo’s Historic Week in 2006

During the Pittsburgh Pirates stretch of 20 consecutive losing seasons between 1992 and 2012 they had plenty of players that fans may have forgotten about. One of these players may be infield Jose Castillo. However, hopefully, not everyone has forgotten about Castillo.

First and foremost, Castillo passed away in December 2018. This happened when a car the former Pittsburgh Pirates infielder was riding in was ambushed by highway robbers in his native Venezuela. This alone should cause Pirate fans to remember Castillo.

As for his playing career, Castillo made his MLB debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2004.