Cincinnati Reds slugger Nick Castellanos has a habit of hitting home runs at the worst possible time.
The Castellanos jokes began when he hit a home run during former Reds broadcaster Thom Brennaman’s apology for using homophobic comments on air.
Since then, a Castellanos home run has often served as a baseball moment to precede unfortunate events. It’s not surprising, then, that Castellanos hit a home run on the 20th anniversary of Sept. 11.
This should by no means take away from MLB’s attempt to memorialize the victims 9/11, and all the families impacted by those tragic events. However, one can’t help but point out the irony of Castellanos’ home run on this of all days.
Reds: Nick Castellanos strikes again, this time on 9/11
Castellanos hit his 28th home run of the season for a Reds team fighting for the playoff lives, as they’re currently tied for the second Wild Card spot in the National League with the San Diego Padres.
Social media had some fun at Castellanos’ expense after his latest dinger.
The home run was to deep left field, and made it a 4-0 ball game, just as it did in Brennaman’s infamous clip.
Castellanos surely doesn’t intend to hit home runs at inopportune moments, but it’s unavoidable at this point. It’s just who he is, and there’s no going back.
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