2006 Juan Castro Minnesota Twins Game Used Blue Home Jersey - Alternate 2006 Style - featuring a "34" on the left sleeve in honor of Twins Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett, who passed away on March 6, 2006. Jersey has velcro between the second and third buttons. The number "17" Majestic jersey maintains its sizing player tag on the tail the reads "17 46 06." Interior tag presents with "0062" game jersey code. The jersey features heavy poly-twill identifiers which generally don't show wear very much. However, this jersey does show edgewear and some puckering on the numbers, name plate letters and "Twins" logo on the front. This jersey emanates directly from Juan Castro and is accompanied by his signed LOA.
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.