Nick Castellanos Likely Disrespected Rob Thomson ‘A Whole Lot’
The post Nick Castellanos Likely Disrespected Rob Thomson ‘A Whole Lot’ appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Former Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro said it was “the right thing to do” for Philadelphia manager Rob Thomson to bench outfielder Nick Castellanos for Tuesday’s game against the Marlins after Castellanos made an “inappropriate comment” to the manager a night earlier. On The Phillies Show podcast that dropped Wednesday, Amaro said, “I bet whatever (Castellanos) said to him that Rob Thomson wanted to beat his ass. I’m sure he wanted to fight him… Rob Thomson doesn’t make those moves unless it was disrespectful.” Phillies’ Nick Castellanos was benched for ‘inappropriate comment’ . (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson) Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Thomson said Castellanos made the comment after he was removed from Monday’s game in the eighth inning for defensive purposes. He was replaced by Johan Rojas, who played center field while Max Kepler shifted from center to take over for Castellanos in right. Amaro, who’s also part of the Phillies broadcast team, said on the podcast that he has no information on the comment that provoked Castellanos’ benching. “He probably had to disrespect (Thomson) a whole lot to get pulled out of that game because Thomson is not a knee-jerk guy. He is a very level-headed man. But at some point you have a breaking point and you can’t be embarrassed by your players,” Amaro said. Amaro also agreed with Thomson’s decision to pull Castellanos for defensive purposes. “I have to say that the move that Rob Thomson made was perfect,” Amaro said. “Get the best defensive players there and go. That’s what you do as a manager. You put the best defensive team out there. No disrespect to Castellanos.” Castellanos said of the incident, “I wasn’t happy about it, spoke my mind. He said that I crossed a line. So, my punishment is I’m not…
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Former Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro said it was “the right thing to do” for Philadelphia manager Rob Thomson to bench outfielder Nick Castellanos for Tuesday’s game against the Marlins after Castellanos made an “inappropriate comment” to the manager a night earlier. On The Phillies Show podcast that dropped Wednesday, Amaro said, “I bet whatever (Castellanos) said to him that Rob Thomson wanted to beat his ass. I’m sure he wanted to fight him… Rob Thomson doesn’t make those moves unless it was disrespectful.” Phillies’ Nick Castellanos was benched for ‘inappropriate comment’ . (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson) Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Thomson said Castellanos made the comment after he was removed from Monday’s game in the eighth inning for defensive purposes. He was replaced by Johan Rojas, who played center field while Max Kepler shifted from center to take over for Castellanos in right. Amaro, who’s also part of the Phillies broadcast team, said on the podcast that he has no information on the comment that provoked Castellanos’ benching. “He probably had to disrespect (Thomson) a whole lot to get pulled out of that game because Thomson is not a knee-jerk guy. He is a very level-headed man. But at some point you have a breaking point and you can’t be embarrassed by your players,” Amaro said. Amaro also agreed with Thomson’s decision to pull Castellanos for defensive purposes. “I have to say that the move that Rob Thomson made was perfect,” Amaro said. “Get the best defensive players there and go. That’s what you do as a manager. You put the best defensive team out there. No disrespect to Castellanos.” Castellanos said of the incident, “I wasn’t happy about it, spoke my mind. He said that I crossed a line. So, my punishment is I’m not…
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