Nick Castellanos was benched by Phillies manager Rob Thomson on Tuesday for "an inappropriate comment" the outfielder made after he was pulled for a defensive replacement a day earlier, ending Castellanos' streak of 236 consecutive starts.
"One of the things about Nick, one of the many things about Nick that I love is that he is very emotional," Thomson said before Tuesday night's game at Miami. "He loves to play. He loves to play every inning of every game. I just thought last night he made an inappropriate comment after he came out, and so today he's not going to play. And I'm going to leave it at that."
Castellanos played right field and singled in four at-bats against the Marlins on Monday before Johan Rojas replaced him in the bottom of the eighth. Max Kepler moved to right and Rojas played center.
"I wasn't happy about it, spoke my mind," Castellanos told the Philadelphia Inquirer. "He said that I crossed a line. So my punishment is I'm not playing."
The 33-year-old Castellanos, who is in his fourth season with the Phillies, is hitting .278 with seven homers and 36 RBIs. Castellanos, born and raised in South Florida, often has dozens of relatives and friends in the stands when the Phillies visit the Marlins.
Kepler started in right field Tuesday night.
What did Nick Castellanos say? Phillies OF benched for "inappropriate comment," manager Rob Thomson says
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Nick Castellanos was benched by Phillies manager Rob Thomson on Tuesday for "an inappropriate comment" the outfielder made after he was pulled for a defensive replacement a day earlier, ending Castellanos' streak of 236 consecutive starts.
"One of the things about Nick, one of the many things about Nick that I love is that he is very emotional," Thomson said before Tuesday night's game at Miami. "He loves to play. He loves to play every inning of every game. I just thought last night he made an inappropriate comment after he came out, and so today he's not going to play. And I'm going to leave it at that."
Castellanos played right field and singled in four at-bats against the Marlins on Monday before Johan Rojas replaced him in the bottom of the eighth. Max Kepler moved to right and Rojas played center.
"I wasn't happy about it, spoke my mind," Castellanos told the Philadelphia Inquirer. "He said that I crossed a line. So my punishment is I'm not playing."
The 33-year-old Castellanos, who is in his fourth season with the Phillies, is hitting .278 with seven homers and 36 RBIs. Castellanos, born and raised in South Florida, often has dozens of relatives and friends in the stands when the Phillies visit the Marlins.
Kepler started in right field Tuesday night.
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