NEW YORK (AP) -New York Mets minor league pitcher Rafael Castro has died of an apparent heart attack. He was 18. Castro died Friday at the Mets' academy in Carabobo, Venezuela. The Mets announced his death Saturday. Castro had spent two years with the Mets' team in the Venezuelan Summer League. The right-handed pitcher was from Colombia.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press.
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