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Padres' Nick Castellanos Responds to Phillies Firing Rob Thomson
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Padres' Nick Castellanos Responds to Phillies Firing Rob Thomson

San Diego Padres On SI·Valentina Martinez·20 days ago
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The San Diego Padres roster wouldn't have featured All-Star Nick Castellanos this season had the Philadelphia Phillies never released him. Castellanos became a castoff in Philadelphia after reports surfaced of a rift between him and the organization following an incident in Miami. Ex-Phillies manager Rob Thomson benched Castellanos after he reportedly made an inappropriate comment after being taken out late in the game. The All-Star didn't take kindly to the move and brought a beer into the dugout as a response to Thomson's decision. “As a veteran of the game of baseball, there are rules, and I broke one in Miami,” Castellanos posted on Instagram last June. “After being taken out of a close ball game in front of my friends and family, I brought a presedente [sic] into the dugout. I then sat right next to Rob and let him know that too much slack in some areas and too tight of restrictions in others are not conducive to us winning.…

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