Vinny Castilla
Vinny Castilla
Vinicio "Vinny" Castilla Soriais a Mexican-born former Major League Baseball third baseman who played his best years with the Colorado Rockies and Atlanta Braves. Previously, he played with the Atlanta Braves, Colorado Rockies, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Houston Astros, Washington Nationals, and San Diego Padres...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth4 July 1967
baseball great love mexico northern people watching
To know the whole country's watching you, it's going to be a great experience. Baseball in Mexico is not as big as soccer, but people love it, especially in the northern part of (the country).
beautiful city family kids love nice people wife
It was nice to see my kids and play with them. This is a beautiful city and I love the people here. My wife is from here. My in-laws are here, so it's nice to have family around. I love this city too much (to move).
diego good great open player playoffs room ryan san team trade work
They wanted to open up room for Ryan, and that's good -- Ryan Zimmerman is a great player and great prospect, ... The trade will work out for me, too. I'll be in San Diego with a team that made the playoffs this year.
best carry example flag great kids president words
To see the president say some words to do our best and to be an example for other young kids in Mexico, that was nice. To see the flag and carry the flag, that's a great experience.
adrenaline game spring team time training
This was the first time we put the team together. There was a lot of adrenaline flowing. It wasn't like any Spring Training game. This was different. This was the first game as a team, and we were very excited.
great national
That's why he's here. He's a great player, and that's why he's with us and the National team.
good great hit san
I've always (wanted) to play in San Diego. It's a great city, and I have a lot of friends there. I always hit good in San Diego, too.
outside people
People outside of here don't think we can do it, ... We're still here.
inside outside played playing rather school
I didn't like school a whole lot because I would rather be outside playing than inside studying, ... I played with my friends and my family, and we always played sports. That's how it was back then and I'm still playing today.
obviously playing start
Obviously you worry, but it's still early. We know we can do it. But we've got to start playing better and get some wins.
left shift weight
I feel like I can shift my weight to my left leg, ... That's the one that was hurting.
good
They have a lot of good young players; they're doing a good thing in Colorado.
balls bat easy field hit
It's not that easy, ... If it was that easy I'd hit all the balls to right field and bat 1.000.
deal game great simple taking
This is unbelievable. This is great for Mexico, and for the whole game in the whole world. Everybody's taking it very seriously. It's not like just a simple tournament. This is a big deal for everybody. We're taking it seriously.