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If you’ve been paying attention to baseball in recent years, then you know — ever since he was at-bat while former Cincinnati Reds announcer Thom Brennaman was giving an apology for using a homophobic slur — Nick Castellanos has a bizarre penchant for making big plays during noteworthy moments.
Nick Castellanos has made such a habit of doing so that entire lists detailing the moments have been compiled, which include:
-Thom Brenaman’s apology
-Career-threatening injury for Fernando Tatis
-A Eulogy for WW2 veteran
-A 9/11 tribute video package on the air
-Apology for the opposing team’s coach getting a DUI
-10 minutes after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock
-The death of former NFL QB Dwayne Haskins
-Memorial Day tribute package on air
-Eulogy for the just deceased PA announcer for the stadium
-Cancer announcement for his team’s owner
-The announcement of Vin Scully’s death
-An hour after the death of Queen Elizabeth
-A bridge collapse that killed several people
-The Oceangate submarine explosion
-The anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (two HRs)
-Attempt on Donald Trump’s life at rally
-President Biden withdrawing from the 2024 Presidential Election
-3 other celebrity deaths
Castellanos was up to his old trick on Tuesday, September 10 as he got hit by a pitch, sparking a bench-clearing brawl, DURING the crucial Presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President and 34-time convicted felon Donald Trump.
Benches have cleared at CBP 😡 pic.twitter.com/hfMWbocLNn
— NBC Sports Philadelphia (@NBCSPhilly) September 11, 2024
DURING THE DEBATE https://t.co/aq53smjuri
— Jessica Kleinschmidt (@KleinschmidtJD) September 11, 2024
The Phillies, who lead the National League East and have the best record in MLB (at the time of this writing), ultimately beat the Rays by a score of 9-4. Castellanos went 0-4 at the plate during the game.
Castellanos, a 32-year-old outfielder and third baseman, made his MLB debut with the Detroit Tigers in 2013 after the team drafted him in the 2nd round of the 2010 MLB Draft. Castellanos would then go on to play with the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds before landing with the Phillies in 2022.