Castillo, a fastball hitter, showed good power (11 HR in 184 at-bats in 1985), but
could not win a regular job. After seven seasons as a part-time player for the Indians, he was traded to Minnesota for reliever Keith Atherton in March 1989.
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FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY
»September 10, 1990: In the first head-to-head matchup of pitchers named Abbott, Jim Abbott's Angels beat Paul Abbott's Twins 3–1. Minnesota's Carmen Castillo pinch hits late in the game to complete the successful "Abbott and Castillo" revival.