Juan Castro Makes Some Noise In Philadelphia

Former Dodger Juan Castro, now a bench player for the Philadelphia Phillies, broke up the no-hitter being thrown by Red Sox's righty Dice-K Matsuzaka Saturday night in the 8th inning. The Red Sox won 5-0.

3 other former Dodgers played in the game: Adrian Beltre had 2 doubles, 2 RBIs, and a fine defensive play to preserve the no-no in the 8th; J.D. Drew had 2 Singles and an RBI; and Jayson Werth failed to reach base in 3 plate appearances.

Zapruder-like video below:



A more clear video look here.

Juan Castro Signs With Philadelphia

According to Castro's agent, the deal is basically done, pending a physical.

Castro has a career .270 OBP and a .601 career OPS.

In 2009, Castro had an OBP of .311 and an OPS of .650, while looking at his calling card, defense, we find a UZR of -0.1 and a UZR/150 of -3.9, albeit in a small sample size.

Chin-lung Hu, 25, can easily replace the 37-year-old Castro as the Dodgers' utility infielder.