Philadelphia Phillies‘ slugger Nick Castellanos has a history of inadvertently interrupting serious moments in broadcasts, and he added to a lengthy list of these instances on Memorial Day.
During the broadcast’s tribute to families of fallen loved ones on Monday, Castellanos hit a home run, forcing the booth to pivot to the call.
A somber moment on Memorial Day is interrupted by, who else, Nick Castellanos. pic.twitter.com/F3cJv6vDTB
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) May 30, 2022
Nick Castellanos’ home run interrupts Phillies broadcast at unfortunate moment
Considering the players don’t hear the announcers on the field, it’s a strange fluke that Castellanos has managed to interrupt the broadcast in serious moments multiple times.
These incidents date back to 2020, when Thom Brennaman uttered a homophobic slur on the air. While he was apologizing, Castellanos hit a home run. The ensuing call has become a famous copypasta meme for disastrous situations:
"“I made a comment earlier tonight that I guess went out over the air that I am deeply ashamed of. If I have hurt anyone out there, I can’t tell you how much I say from the bottom of my heart I’m so very, very sorry. I pride myself and think of myself as a man of faith, as there’s a drive into deep left field by Castellanos and that’ll be a home run. And so that’ll make it a 4-0 ballgame.”"
Roughly two months ago during spring training, as if once wasn’t enough. The second time was in the middle of a DUI apology on behalf of Blue Jay’s coach Pete Walker.
— Shawn is gunning for 13-62-7 (@s__carson) March 27, 2022
Castellanos has, yet again, managed to interrupt the broadcast during a serious moment. Though he likely hopes this is the last time, his bad luck seems to keep the meme going.