Lumberking second baseman Kevin Castillo was injured late last night when a runner slid into him. He was carried off the field and eventually taken to a Buffalo NY hospital at 3am NY time.
Castillo is a 23 year old from Long Beach, California, and one of the bright young start in American fastpitch. Just last month, he had been named to Team USA, after a stellar career with the USA Jr. National team. Castillo normally plays first or third base, but was playing second base due to the fact that the Lumberkings were missing their regular players up the middle.
After getting the news late last night, Kevin’s dad, Paul and Mrs. Castillo caught a red-eye flight to Buffalo to be with his son. He was at the hospital, and, as of 1pm NY time, they were waiting for him to go into surgery. Kevin has a broken fibula and torn ligaments, and according to the doctors, will not be able to start rehab for at least two months.