Lázaro Castro
Full name: Lázaro Arturo Castro Cruz
- Born
- 1969-03-03 · Pinar del Río
- Debut
- 1987
Lázaro Castro is a Cuban baseball player, born on 3 March 1969 in Pinar del Río. His full name is recorded as Lázaro Arturo Castro Cruz.
The record here covers 16 seasons in the Cuban Selective Series and Serie Nacional de Béisbol, between 1991 and 2003. Most of that was with Pinar del Río, 12 seasons of it, with the remainder for Occidentales and Vegueros. His play before 1991 survives only as a single career aggregate, so the season-by-season table begins after it. He appears in 11 postseason campaigns.
Across his recorded career he batted .278, with 1,169 hits, 93 home runs and 579 runs batted in. His highest recorded season average was .331, in 2001-02 (178 AB). His most home runs in a season was 8, in 2002-03.
Career summary
- Seasons 16 (1991–2003), plus aggregate totals through 1991
- Leagues Cuban Selective Series, Serie Nacional de Béisbol
- TeamsOccidentales, Pinar del Río, Vegueros
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.278 / .352 / .396
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Through 1991 (aggregate) | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 318 | 1082 | 995 | 105 | 275 | 44 | 5 | 22 | 127 | 7 | 14 | 47 | 144 | 20 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 395 | .276 | .320 | .397 | .717 |
| 1991-92 | Vegueros | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 31 | 100 | 80 | 11 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 39 | .300 | .414 | .488 | .902 |
| 1992-93 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 9 | 34 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .214 | .333 | .286 | .619 |
| 1992 | Pinar del Río | Cuban Selective Series | 45 | 153 | 136 | 14 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 60 | .279 | .349 | .441 | .790 |
| 1992-93 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 40 | 136 | 119 | 16 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 54 | .277 | .358 | .454 | .812 |
| 1993-94 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 4 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .222 | .222 | .333 | .555 |
| 1993 | Occidentales | Cuban Selective Series | 28 | 84 | 78 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | .244 | .280 | .410 | .690 |
| 1993-94 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 42 | 145 | 124 | 14 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | .226 | .324 | .347 | .671 |
| 1994-95 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 10 | 42 | 35 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .257 | .366 | .457 | .823 |
| 1994 | Occidentales | Cuban Selective Series | 22 | 61 | 51 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | .255 | .333 | .294 | .627 |
| 1994-95 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 41 | 143 | 122 | 13 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 46 | .270 | .362 | .377 | .739 |
| 1995 | Occidentales | Cuban Selective Series | 18 | 52 | 41 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .415 | .538 | .512 | 1.050 |
| 1996-97 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 8 | 34 | 31 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .323 | .364 | .516 | .880 |
| 1996-97 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 53 | 189 | 169 | 14 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 54 | .254 | .326 | .320 | .646 |
| 1997-98 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 16 | 67 | 61 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | .295 | .343 | .393 | .736 |
| 1997-98 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 82 | 322 | 274 | 33 | 85 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 44 | 4 | 2 | 44 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 114 | .310 | .408 | .416 | .824 |
| 1998-99 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 5 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .143 | .400 | .143 | .543 |
| 1998-99 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 86 | 381 | 330 | 44 | 103 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 55 | 7 | 1 | 40 | 45 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 139 | .312 | .388 | .421 | .809 |
| 1999-00 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 11 | 30 | 25 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .320 | .433 | .480 | .913 |
| 1999-00 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 69 | 238 | 202 | 12 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 56 | .243 | .339 | .277 | .616 |
| 2000-01 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 12 | 46 | 41 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .195 | .283 | .293 | .576 |
| 2000-01 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 68 | 225 | 187 | 29 | 54 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 78 | .289 | .392 | .417 | .809 |
| 2001-02 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 10 | 38 | 34 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .294 | .368 | .647 | 1.015 |
| 2001-02 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 59 | 203 | 178 | 24 | 59 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 77 | .331 | .409 | .433 | .842 |
| 2002-03 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 4 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .364 | .500 | .818 | 1.318 |
| 2002-03 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 67 | 266 | 237 | 32 | 70 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 113 | .295 | .357 | .477 | .834 |
| 2003-04 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .143 | .000 | .143 |
| 2003-04 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 58 | 198 | 176 | 13 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 41 | .193 | .263 | .233 | .496 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | — | — | 3894 | 444 | 1082 | 169 | 20 | 84 | 541 | 30 | 31 | 408 | 525 | 55 | 36 | 38 | 36 | — | .278 | .352 | .396 | .748 |
| Career total | — | Cuban Selective Series | 113 | 350 | 306 | 34 | 87 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 41 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 128 | .284 | .358 | .418 | .776 |
Cuban per-season statistics begin with the XXXI Serie Nacional (1991-92). Earlier play is published by the Federación only as a single aggregate.
Fielding
| Season | Team | League | INN | PO | A | E | DP | FPCT | TC | TP | PB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Through 1991 (aggregate) | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 2087.1 | 1655 | 147 | 19 | 14 | .990 | 1821 | 0 | 34 |
| 1991-92 | Vegueros | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 205.2 | 152 | 16 | 1 | 2 | .994 | 169 | 0 | 4 |
| 1992-93 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 29.2 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | Pinar del Río | Cuban Selective Series | 289.1 | 158 | 23 | 6 | 2 | .968 | 187 | 0 | 3 |
| 1992-93 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 82.1 | 62 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 69 | 0 | 1 |
| 1993-94 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 17.0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | Occidentales | Cuban Selective Series | 197.1 | 124 | 13 | 1 | 2 | .993 | 138 | 0 | 2 |
| 1993-94 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 198.2 | 137 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 167 | 0 | 1 |
| 1994-95 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 87.0 | 83 | 8 | 2 | 3 | .978 | 93 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | Occidentales | Cuban Selective Series | 112.0 | 70 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .987 | 79 | 0 | 1 |
| 1994-95 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 248.2 | 204 | 18 | 3 | 0 | .987 | 225 | 0 | 3 |
| 1995 | Occidentales | Cuban Selective Series | 99.0 | 67 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .986 | 74 | 0 | 4 |
| 1996-97 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 197.0 | 169 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 181 | 0 | 2 |
| 1997-98 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 212.0 | 172 | 17 | 1 | 3 | .995 | 190 | 0 | 2 |
| 1998-99 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 9.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998-99 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 239.1 | 197 | 23 | 1 | 12 | .995 | 221 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999-00 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999-00 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 215.2 | 190 | 26 | 3 | 2 | .986 | 219 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000-01 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 34.0 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 31 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000-01 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 196.1 | 199 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 222 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001-02 · Postseason | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 64.0 | 72 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .988 | 82 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001-02 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 173.0 | 156 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 172 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002-03 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 77.0 | 58 | 3 | 5 | 2 | .924 | 66 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003-04 | Pinar del Río | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 116.1 | 99 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .991 | 106 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 5237.1 | 4124 | 424 | 46 | 56 | .990 | 4594 | 0 | 65 |
Fielding totals are published aggregated across every position a player appeared at, not split by position.
Transactions
- 1991-92–1992-93 —
Vegueros →
Pinar del Río - 1992–1993 —
Pinar del Río →
Occidentales
Moves are inferred from a change of club between consecutive seasons in the same competition. No transfer date is recorded because none is published.
Frequently asked questions
When was Lázaro Castro born?
Lázaro Castro was born on 1969-03-03 in Pinar del Río.
Which teams did Lázaro Castro play for?
Lázaro Castro appears for Occidentales, Pinar del Río, Vegueros across 16 recorded seasons.
What are Lázaro Castro's career statistics?
In 16 recorded seasons Lázaro Castro batted .278 with 1082 hits, 84 home runs and 541 runs batted in.
Sources and licences
- 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 2026-09-21)
- Cuban league statistics from the Federación Cubana de Béisbol (beisbolcubano.cu). (retrieved 2026-08-29)
