Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Delivers big hit in loss
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Castellanos went 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI in Game 4 of the NLDS against the Dodgers on Thursday.
Castellanos started each of the final three games and went 2-for-15 with five strikeouts in the series. Despite the poor overall numbers, he delivered a key knock in Thursday's loss by doubling in the seventh inning to give the Phillies a lead. Castellanos is entering the final year of his current contract, but he could be a trade candidate or otherwise have a change of scenery this offseason after managing only a 90 wRC+ across 589 plate appearances in 2025.
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Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Not in Game 1 lineup
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Castellanos isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Dodgers, Charlotte Varnes of The Athletic reports.
After slashing .250/.281/.385 across 57 plate appearances in the final month of the regular season, Castellanos will retreat to the bench for the first game of the Phillies' postseason run. Max Kepler will start in right field and bat seventh.
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Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Productive off bench Friday
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Castellanos went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and an additional RBI in Friday's 8-2 win over the Diamondbacks.
The homer was Castellanos' first in over a month -- his last homer was Aug. 17 versus the Nationals. The outfielder has gone 17-for-64 (.266) over his last 20 games while occupying a short-side platoon role for much of that time. He's now at 17 homers, 69 RBI, 71 runs scored, four stolen bases and a .255/.299/.411 slash line across 140 contests.
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Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Falling into short-side platoon
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Castellanos is not in the lineup for Friday's game in Miami.
Castellanos has now been absent from the lineup each of the last three times the Phillies have faced a right-handed batter, as he appears to have fallen into a short-side platoon. He's slashing only .199/.253/.309 since the All-Star break. Max Kepler will start in right field and bat seventh for Friday's series opener.
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Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Out of Thursday's lineup
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Castellanos is not in the lineup for Thursday's game in Milwaukee.
Castellanos picked up two hits and scored two runs in Wednesday's loss to the Brewers, but he'll find himself on the bench Thursday for the fourth time over the last 10 contests. Brandon Marsh, Harrison Bader and Max Kepler will form the Phillies' outfield trio in Thursday's series finale.
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Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Taking seat Monday
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Castellanos is out of the lineup for Monday's game in Milwaukee.
Castellanos has gone hitless over his last five contests and continues to see a dip in playing time since the Phillies acquired Harrison Bader at the trade deadline, as Monday marks the sixth time that he's been out of the lineup since Aug. 1. Philadelphia will go with Brandon Marsh, Bader and Max Kepler in the outfield for the series opener.
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Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Getting rest Thursday
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Castellanos isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against Atlanta, Lochlahn March of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
Castellanos will take a seat for the first of four games against Atlanta after going 0-for-6 with three strikeouts and a walk during Philly's last series against the Mets. Brandon Marsh, Harrison Bader and Max Kepler will make up the Phillies' outfield trio Wednesday against right-hander Cal Quantrill.
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Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Heading to bench for series opener
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Castellanos is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Mets.
Castellanos got off to a rough start to August, but his bat began to heat back up over the past week, with the 33-year-old going 9-for-24 with a solo home run, two doubles, two walks and seven runs over his past six starts. The Phillies will still send Castellanos to the bench for the second time in five games, with Harrison Bader entering the lineup in center field and getting flanked by Brandon Marsh in left and Max Kepler in right.
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Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Getting day off Wednesday
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Castellanos is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mariners.
Castellanos will head to the bnech for the third time in 11 games. He had been out of the lineup just twice this season prior to that, once due to disciplinary reasons and once due to a minor injury. The Phillies will go with Brandon Marsh, Harrison Bader and Max Kepler in the outfield Wednesday.
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Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Swats 16th homer
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Castellanos went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, a double and an additional run scored during Sunday's 11-9 win over the Nationals.
Castellanos got the day off Saturday to clear his head amid a 1-for-33 (.030) stretch at the plate, and the additional rest proved fruitful. The right fielder logged multiple extra-base hits for the first time since June 22, including a solo homer off of Shinnosuke Ogasawara. Castellanos is slashing .253/.291/.413 on the year.
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Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Idle Saturday
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Castellanos isn't part of the starting nine for Saturday's game against the Nationals.
Castellanos will get the afternoon off after making six consecutive starts in right field. Brandon Marsh, Harrison Bader and Max Kepler will fill the outfield Saturday from left to right.
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Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Getting Saturday off
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Castellanos isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Rangers.
Castellanos will receive a rare day off Saturday after going 6-for-27 with a homer, two RBI and seven runs scored through the first seven games of August. While he sits, Brandon Marsh, Harrison Bader and Max Kepler will make up the Phillies' outfield trio.
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Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Good to go Sunday
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Castellanos (knee) is starting in right field and batting cleanup Sunday against the Yankees.
The outfielder sat out of Saturday's contest after jamming his knee against the outfield wall Friday, but he's ready to rejoin the lineup after missing just one game. In seven games since the All-Star break, Castellanos is batting .241 (7-for-29) with a double, a homer, a stolen base, five RBI and four runs.
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Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Nursing knee injury
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Manager Rob Thomson said Saturday that Castellanos jammed his left knee against the outfield wall Friday, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports.
The Phillies' skipper noted that Castellanos is considered day-to-day, so although the outfielder will sit out Saturday's contest, his injury doesn't seem to be too severe. Johan Rojas will enter the lineup while Castellanos recovers.
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Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Taking Saturday off
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Castellanos isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game versus the Yankees.
Castellanos will get a breather Saturday after logging five hits over his last four games. While he sits, Brandon Marsh, Johan Rojas and Max Kepler will patrol the outfield.
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Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Pops homer Friday
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Castellanos went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 4-2 loss to the Padres.
Castellanos opened the scoring with a second-inning homer, though the Padres answered with three runs of their own in the bottom of the frame. The veteran outfielder is up to 12 homers on the year, four of which he's hit over his last 13 games. For the season, he's added a .276/.317/.445 slash line, 51 RBI, 42 runs scored, 22 doubles, one triple and three stolen bases across 93 games.
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Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Homers in loss
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Castellanos went 1-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in Friday's 9-6 loss to the Reds.
Castellanos put the Phillies up 3-0 early with a two-run homer in the first inning and later added an RBI on a forceout in the third. Over his past 10 games, the 33-year-old has hit safely seven times with three home runs, eight RBI and three runs scored. For the season, he's slashing .278/.321/.450 with 11 long balls, 49 RBI, 39 runs and two steals across 358 plate appearances.
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Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Cracks 10th homer
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Castellanos went 1-for-3 with a solo homer and a walk in Monday's 4-0 victory over the Padres.
The Philadelphia outfielder extended his team's lead to 4-0 when he hit a 372-foot solo shot off San Diego starter Matt Waldron in the fifth. This marks Castellanos' 12th consecutive season with double-digit homers, with the only season he didn't reach the plateau being his 11-game cup of coffee in 2013. Through 345 total plate appearances, the 33-year-old is slashing .282/.325/.451 with 45 RBI and 38 runs scored across 84 games.
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Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Stays hot with two-run shot
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Castellanos went 3-for-5 with a home run, three RBI and three runs scored in Friday's 10-2 win over the Mets.
Castellanos smashed his eighth homer of the season, a two-run shot, and his third of the month. Over his last 15 games, the veteran slugger is batting a strong .305 with eight extra-base hits, nine RBI and eight runs scored covering 59 at-bats as a key cog in the heart of the Phillies' lineup. Castellanos now has seven outings this year with at least three knocks.
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Phillies' Nick Castellanos: Being benched Tuesday
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Phillies manager Rob Thomson said that Castellanos is being held out of Tuesday's lineup in Miami after making an inappropriate comment following his removal from Monday's contest, Lochlahn March of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
Castellanos' benching isn't expected to extend beyond Tuesday's game. It's the first time since September 2023 that Castellanos is out of the lineup, as he had started 236 consecutive contests during the regular season. The Phillies will go with a starting outfield of Brandon Marsh, Johan Rojas and Max Kepler on Tuesday.
