Castro looks back on career with Astros

HOUSTON — While the Astros said goodbye to Tal’s Hill and longtime television play-by-play announcer Bill Brown on Wednesday, the regular-season home finale could have also been the final home game for veteran catcher Jason Castro, who will be a free agent this offseason for the first time.

Castro, drafted in the first round out of Stanford in 2008, had played in 571 career games at catcher entering Wednesday, which ranks third in franchise history behind Brad Ausmus (1,243) and Alan Ashby (900). In 2013, he set single-season club records by a catcher in doubles, homers, runs scored, extra-base hits, slugging percentage, multihit games and OPS.

“It’s definitely weird,” Castro said of Wednesday possibly being his last home game with Houston. “It’s been a great 6 1/2 years here. It’s the only organization I’ve been with. We’ll see what happens, but I’ve been really thankful for the opportunities the Astros have given me and I enjoyed my time here. I was kind …

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