Cito Gaston turns 80 today. He doesn’t look it. Cito, the player, came up through the Atlanta Braves system and was a September call-up in 1967. He shared the outfield with Hank Aaron. In 1968, the...
Cito Gaston turns 80 today. He doesn’t look it. Cito, the player, came up through the Atlanta Braves system and was a September call-up in 1967. He shared the outfield with Hank Aaron. In 1968, the Padres picked him in the expansion draft. He had one terrific season there, hitting .318/.364/.543 with 29 homers and 93 RBI. The rest of his career was up and down, but he had an 11-year career and was an excellent defensive center fielder.
In 2006, he was moved to the pen full-time except for five spot starts. In 59 games, he was 6-2, had 1 save, and had a 4.09 ERA. In 2007, he became a valuable pitcher, pitching in 81 games as a one-out lefty. He had a 4-2 record with a 2.17 ERA. John Gibbons would have used him every game, and he held up to the workload very well. 2008, he worked his way into the setup role. Cito used him in every game where we were ahead and often behind.
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