Baseball New York Yankees’ Starlin Castro Reaches 1,000 Hit Plateau by Staff Post April 10, 2016 Source: Al Bello/Getty Images North America) In the seventh inning of the New York Yankees 8-4 win over the Detroit Tigers, Yankees second baseman Starlin Castro made history lining a single into right field off of Tigers right-hander Logan Kensing. Castro, 26, is the fifth youngest player to reach 1,000 hits in the past 30 years, joining elite company including Miguel Cabrera, Roberto Alomar, Ken Griffey Jr. and Alex Rodriguez. Castro is also 78 days younger than the Yankees captain, Derek Jeter, when he reached 1,000 hits. In the game, Castro was 2-for-4 and is now batting .450 with two home runs and eight RBI on the young 2016 campaign. Post Views: 1,208 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Staff Post Latest posts by Staff Post (see all) In The Zone Announces Initial Podcast Lineup - November 13, 2020 The Essential Resources You Need to Start Your Own Gym in 2020 - February 6, 2020 Wilder vs Fury II – How the second fight will be different to the first? - February 5, 2020 Early turnovers, defensive struggles plague the Scarlet Knights - January 26, 2020 Related TopicsNew York YankeesStarlin Castro Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Women in Sports: Podcast Host, New York Riptide Sideline Reporter, Dani Wexelman by Luke Porco | posted on March 3, 2020 From Paramus High School to CBS Sports, Spero Dedes is making waves in sports broadcasting by Sunil Sunder Raj | posted on October 27, 2020 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 “Overtime” l Ep. 28: TopSpin Celeb-Athlete Tournament – Dec. 6, 2018 by Stefany Romero | posted on December 19, 2018 More in Baseball You Know I’m Right, Episode 112: New York Jets’ Insider Brian Costello (Audio/Video) On the 112th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) On the 109th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 108: WFAN’s Sweeny Murti (Audio/Video) On the 108th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video) On the 107th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Somerset Patriots Sign Former Rider University LHP Mike Thomas Double G Sports Q&A with GuardLab: The innovators of mouthguards