Philadelphia Phillies star slugger Nick Castellanos has an eerie habit of reaching base when significant news breaks.
You see, the Nick Castellanos internet memes started an Aug. 19, 2020 game between the Cincinnati Reds (Castellanos’ team at the time) and the Kansas City Royals. During the broadcast, then-Reds play-by-play voice Thom Brennaman was caught making a homophobic comment on a hot mic.
Brennaman didn’t know that FOX was back on the air when he made the comment. Castellanos hit a home run while Brennaman was offering an apology, prompting the longtime FOX Sports commentator to break away from the apology briefly:
“I pride myself and think of myself as a man of faith as there’s a drive into deep left field by Castellanos. It will be a home run, and so that’ll make it a 4-0 ballgame.”
Well, Nick Castellanos was (kind of) up to his old tricks during the Phillies’ road game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday. This time, he reached base soon on a double less than an hour after Joe Biden announced that he was withdrawing from the 2024 U.S. presidential race:
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And social media was left in stitches over the latest edition of Nick Castellanos doing something positive for his team on the day some major news broke:
Here’s the thing, folks: The Castellanos meme is legitimate and has too many strange coincidences to ignore. It has become so popular among sports fans that it has a Wikipedia page.
The two-time All-Star is batting .239 this season with 14 homers, 50 RBI and an OPS of .702
Some Other Memorable Nick Castellanos Meme Moments
Other notable instances of Castellanos doing something good at the plate: Castellanos hit a single in a 2021 game when Toronto Blue Jays announcer Buck Martinez was discussing the DUI of pitching coach Pete Walker.
He homered in a playoff game last October when the commentators were talking about former Phillies manager Charlie Manuel after he had a stroke. Castellanos also homered last Saturday, the day where Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt.
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