José Castillo Rondón was a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, and Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Chiba Lotte Marines and Yokohama BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He was killed in a car crash in 2018 in Venezuela. Castillo was the Pirates' starting second baseman in almost every game in 2006. The 2006 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was held in Pittsburgh, and Castillo finished third among NL second basemen in the All-Star voting behind Chase Utley and Craig Biggio. Jose Castillo has hand Signed this Louisville Slugger 125 Game Used Genuine Player Model I13 , Engraved Team Pittsburg Pirates. Full silver signature, cracked handle as shown. Knob markings: Uniform #14m, Model # I13, 34”/32 Oz Certificate of Authenticity from Athlon Sports Collectibles.