Carlos Gastelum
Carlos Alberto "El Chispa" Gastelum (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaɾlos alˈβeɾto nel ˈʧispa" gasteˈlum] is a Mexican former professional baseball player of the Mexican League and Venados de Mazatlán in the Mexican Pacific League in the winter.[1] He started practicing baseball at the age of three years in his native Huatabampo, Sonora in the infancy category of a team called Ibarra Hermanos Ceballos. Gastelum often wears the number 5 on his uniform, as his firstborn child was born on the 5th.
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Born: Huatabampo, Sonora, Mexico | October 29, 1979|||
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Career
Gastelum joined the Tigres de Quintana Roo of the Mexican League for the 2005 season, and played with the club through the 2018 season. He became a free agent after the 2018 season and on April 3, 2019, he signed with the Pericos de Puebla. On October 4, 2019, Gastelum retired from professional baseball.[2]
References
- "Conociendo a "Chispa" Gastélum" (in Spanish). 2011-04-06. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
- https://www.mlb.com/player/carlos-alberto-gastelum-471679?stats=career-r-hitting-minors&year=2020