Carlos Alberto "El Chispa" Gastélum (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaɾlos alˈβeɾto nel ˈʧispa" gasteˈlum] is a Mexican former professional baseball player of the Mexican League and Naranjeros de Hermosillo, as well as 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. Gastélum often wears the number 5 on his uniform, as his firstborn child was born on the 5th.[citation needed]
Carlos Gastélum | |
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Infielder | |
Born: (1979-10-29) October 29, 1979 (age 42) Huatabampo, Sonora, Mexico | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
Gastélum 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, Gastélum retired from professional baseball.[2]
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