Rusney Castillo
Full name: Rusney Castillo Peraza
Also known as: Rusney · Rusney Castillo
- Position
- Outfielder
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Height
- 173 cm
- Weight
- 84 kg
- Born
- 1987-07-09 · Ciego de Avila, Ciego de Ávila
- Debut
- 2014-09-17
Rusney Castillo is a Cuban outfielder, born on 9 July 1987 in Ciego de Avila, Ciego de Ávila. His full name is recorded as Rusney Castillo Peraza. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 9 seasons in the American League, Cuban Elite League and Serie Nacional de Béisbol, between 2008 and 2023. Most of that was with Ciego de Ávila, 5 seasons of it, with the remainder for Boston Red Sox and Matanzas. He appears in 2 postseason campaigns.
Across his recorded career he batted .323, with 477 hits, 53 home runs and 254 runs batted in. His highest recorded season average was .332, in 2011-12 (376 AB). His most home runs in a season was 18, in 2010-11.
Career summary
- Seasons 9 (2008–2023)
- Leagues American League, Cuban Elite League, Serie Nacional de Béisbol
- TeamsBoston Red Sox, Ciego de Ávila, Matanzas
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.320 / .384 / .510
Batting
| Season | Team | League | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | HBP | IBB | SH | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 28 | 48 | 43 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .349 | .417 | .465 | .882 |
| 2009-10 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 44 | 108 | 99 | 11 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 40 | .303 | .333 | .404 | .737 |
| 2010-11 · Postseason | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 19 | 86 | 77 | 16 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42 | .299 | .349 | .545 | .894 |
| 2010-11 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 88 | 400 | 364 | 75 | 118 | 22 | 4 | 18 | 79 | 29 | 6 | 17 | 42 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 202 | .324 | .373 | .555 | .928 |
| 2011-12 · Postseason | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 18 | 85 | 72 | 21 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 52 | .389 | .471 | .722 | 1.193 |
| 2011-12 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 95 | 420 | 376 | 80 | 125 | 28 | 2 | 16 | 66 | 22 | 7 | 32 | 42 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 205 | .332 | .395 | .545 | .940 |
| 2012-13 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 68 | 277 | 234 | 41 | 64 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 31 | 29 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 92 | .274 | .377 | .393 | .770 |
| 2014 | Boston Red Sox | American League | 10 | 40 | 36 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .333 | .400 | .528 | .928 |
| 2015 | Boston Red Sox | American League | 80 | 289 | 273 | 35 | 69 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 98 | .253 | .288 | .359 | .647 |
| 2016 | Boston Red Sox | American League | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .250 | .375 | .625 |
| 2023-24 | Matanzas | Cuban Elite League | — | — | 89 | 12 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | .360 | .384 | .438 | — |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | — | — | 1390 | 273 | 445 | 83 | 11 | 53 | 243 | 78 | 30 | 109 | 176 | 43 | 25 | 10 | 14 | — | .320 | .384 | .510 | .894 |
| Career total | — | American League | 99 | 337 | 317 | 45 | 83 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 35 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 63 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 120 | .262 | .301 | .379 | .680 |
| Career total | — | Cuban Elite League | — | — | 89 | 12 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 39 | .360 | .400 | .438 | .838 |
Fielding
| Season | Team | League | INN | PO | A | E | DP | FPCT | TC | TP | PB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 87.2 | 19 | 32 | 5 | 8 | .911 | 56 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009-10 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 188.1 | 64 | 75 | 5 | 25 | .965 | 144 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010-11 · Postseason | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 168.1 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010-11 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 731.2 | 213 | 10 | 5 | 6 | .978 | 228 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011-12 · Postseason | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 156.0 | 46 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .980 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011-12 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 794.0 | 218 | 14 | 2 | 3 | .991 | 234 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012-13 | Ciego de Ávila | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 541.1 | 156 | 7 | 1 | 2 | .994 | 164 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 2802.0 | 786 | 144 | 19 | 46 | .980 | 949 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding totals are published aggregated across every position a player appeared at, not split by position.
Awards and honours
- 2010-11 — led the league in stolen bases
Leaderships are computed from the season lines held here, using a qualification of 3.1 plate appearances or one inning per scheduled game. They describe this record rather than the league's own adjudication of its titles.
Frequently asked questions
When was Rusney Castillo born?
Rusney Castillo was born on 1987-07-09 in Ciego de Avila, Ciego de Ávila.
Which teams did Rusney Castillo play for?
Rusney Castillo appears for Boston Red Sox, Ciego de Ávila, Matanzas across 9 recorded seasons.
What are Rusney Castillo's career statistics?
In 9 recorded seasons Rusney Castillo batted .320 with 445 hits, 53 home runs and 243 runs batted in.
What position did Rusney Castillo play?
Rusney Castillo is recorded as OF.
Sources and licences
- Identity data from the Chadwick Bureau Register, made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License v1.0. ODC-By-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- Season leaders computed from the season lines held in this database, using a qualification of 3.1 plate appearances or one inning per scheduled game. CC0-1.0 (retrieved 2026-09-01)
- Biographical detail from EcuRed, the Cuban encyclopedia, used under its non-commercial licence. custom-noncommercial (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- Cuban league statistics from the Federación Cubana de Béisbol (beisbolcubano.cu). (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org". custom-permissive (retrieved 2026-09-01)
- Biographical data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0. CC0-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
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