A second baseman and right-handed batter, Castro attended Manhattan College and played for the Jaspers baseball team. He played his one and only major league season with the 1902 American League champion Philadelphia Athletics. In his brief 42-game stint, he posted a .245 batting average, with one home run and 15 runs batted in, 35 hits, 18 runs scored, 8 doubles, 1 triple and two stolen bases in 143 at bats.\n', '

For many years publications were not consistent about the birthplace of Luis Castro. It was commonly believed he was Venezuelan, but no official records supported the theory.\n', '

The most common version of the story tells that Castro was a student at Manhattan College in New York and was signed to play at the major league level with the Philadelphia Athletics of the American League. He played just 42 games and after that he was released. There are records of his playing days in Minor League Baseball after 1902.\n', '

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