Phillies' Nick Castellanos relegated to the bench after 'inappropriate comment,' manager Rob Thomson says

Nick Castellanos recovered himself successful unfamiliar territory during the archetypal transportation of the Philadelphia Phillies crippled against the Miami Marlins connected Tuesday.

The Phillies outfielder was engaged successful a heated speech with Philadelphia manager Rob Thomson during the team's 5-2 triumph implicit the Marlins connected Monday. Shortly earlier the commencement of the 2nd crippled of the four-game bid betwixt the NL East division rivals, Thomson told reporters that Castellanos would beryllium withheld from Tuesday's starting lineup.

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Philadelphia Phillies' Nick Castellanos tosses his bat aft helium struck retired swinging during the 4th inning of a shot crippled against the Miami Marlins, Sunday, July 9, 2023, successful Miami.  (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Thomson cited an "inappropriate comment" Castellanos made, which appeared to punctual the manager to beryllium the prima close fielder for astatine slightest 1 game. The remark successful question was made astatine immoderate constituent aft Castellanos was pulled from Monday's contest.

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"One of the galore things astir Nick that I emotion is that he's precise emotional," Thomson said. "He loves to play, and helium loves to play each inning of each game. I conscionable thought past nighttime helium made an inappropriate remark aft helium came out, and truthful today, he's not going to play. And I'm going to permission it astatine that."

Rob Thomson #59 and Nick Castellanos #8 of the Philadelphia Phillies talk during the 5th inning against the Tampa Bay Rays astatine Citizens Bank Park connected September 10, 2024 successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

Max Kepler moved from his station successful centerfield to grip close tract duties for Castellanos. Meanwhile, Johan Rojas became the game's caller centerfielder. Kepler started successful close tract connected Tuesday in Miami.

Castellanos said helium was little than pleased astir being pulled from Monday's game.

Nick Castellanos #8 of the Philadelphia Phillies tosses his bat aft hitting a location tally successful the sixth inning against the Atlanta Braves during Game Four of the Division Series astatine Citizens Bank Park connected October 12, 2023 successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  (Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

"I wasn't blessed astir it. Spoke my mind," Castellanos said, per the Philadelphia Inquirer. "He said that I crossed a line. So, my punishment is I'm not playing."

He besides acknowledged that the manager has the last accidental connected who does and doesn't play successful a peculiar game. "It's his decision. He's the manager," Castellanos said, according to The Athletic.

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Castellanos inked a massive, five-year declaration with the Phillies successful 2022. The 33-year-old outfielder has a .278 batting mean and has deed 7 location runs successful 72 games this season.

Prior to Tuesday, Castellanos hadn't missed a crippled since Sept. 30, 2023.

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