Nick Castellanos departs the Philadelphia Phillies after team releases outfielder

[p]The [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/philadelphia-phillies/QTNHA4p4/"]Phillies[/a], who still owe the 33-year-old American $20 million, had tried in vain to make a trade deal before dropping [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/castellanos-nick/Y1NxP2NH/"]Castellanos[/a] as they began pre-season workouts in Clearwater, Florida.[/p][p]Castellanos posted a photo of a handwritten note on Instagram detailing his side of an incident last year in Miami that led to his benching - bringing beer into the dugout after being removed from a close game by Phillies manager Rob Thomson.[/p][p]"[b]I brought a Presidente into the dugout. I then sat right next to Rob and let him know that too much slack in some areas and to(o) tight of restrictions in others are not conducive to us winning,[/b]" Castellanos wrote.[/p][p]"[b]Shoutout to my teammates... for taking the beer out of my hands before I could take a sip.[/b][/p][p]"[b]After the game I went into the office with Dave (Dombrowski, the Phillies president of baseball operations) & Rob. We aired out our differences and the conversation ended with me apologizing for letting my emotions get the best of me[/b]."[/p][embed guid="e35f3c6e-86f7-4d1b-81b5-075408327d95" url="https://x.com/OPS_BASEBALL/status/2022034932999360750?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Castellanos said he was benched for the team's next game as punishment for his words and actions.[/p][p]Castellanos batted .250 with 17 home runs and 72 runs batted in last season.[/p][p]In 13 MLB campaigns with Detroit, the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chicago-cubs/j7ZnBQFi/"]Chicago Cubs[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/cincinnati-reds/EkWXj6U9/"]Cincinnati[/a] and the Phillies, Castellanos has batted .272 with 250 homers and 920 RBI.[/p]