Offered is a 2000-2001 Barry Larkin Mizuno Pro game used bat given to Cincinnati Reds teammate Juan Castro during their time together on the Reds from 2000-2004. The bat shows light game use, with some ball marks on the barrel and the remnants of Larkin-style game tape still in place. "Professional" is below Larkin's name on the barrel. With "12" written on the knob and barrel end, it is more than likely that at least some of the use came from Castro, who wore that number for the Reds in 2000 and 2001.
The Juan Castro Collection
Rockhurst Auctions is proud to present the collection of Major League Baseball Player Juan Castro. Castro played infield for 17 seasons in the bigs, becoming a reliable utility infielder reserve for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, Minnesota Twins, Baltimore Orioles, and Philadelphia Phillies from 1995 to 2011. In total, his career spanned 21 seasons when including his four years in the Minor Leagues starting in 1991. Since his retirement, Juan has held MLB coaching position with the Dodgers (quality assurance coach) and Phillies (infield coach). He coached with the Mexico national baseball team in the 2013 World Baseball Classic, and in 2019, Castro was announced as manager for Team Mexico at the 2019 WBSC Premier12 tournament. He has also managed and coached in the Mexican Baseball League and Mexican Pacific League, and in 2023 he was inducted to the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame.
Offered in this auction are a wonderful assortment of the many baseball relics Juan collected during his two-decade odyssey through the Major Leagues, including signed baseballs, game used uniforms and signed jerseys and game used bats from many of his former teammates. Other exciting items include a baseball and DIRT from the final game at old Yankee Stadium-Juan had an eye for the historic! Each item is accompanied by a letter of authenticity from Juan Castro.