Whenever tragedy strikes, Nick Castellanos is there to interrupt it with a base hit during a Major League Baseball game. However, that won’t be the case on Thursday.
Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, died Thursday at 96. Since it was the most notable news of the day, it quickly spread across social media. Given her impact on the world and what she represented, it would make sense to discuss her death during the day’s sporting events.
That got people thinking about how the news might get mentioned during an MLB broadcast today, and everyone thought the same thing. Where is Nick Castellanos and how is he going to ruin this?
The Philadelphia Phillies slugger has made it his thing to do so. It happened back in August of 2020 when Thom Brennaman was apologizing for saying a homophobic slur on the air. It happened in July of 2021 when the Royals broadcasters were eulogizing a World War II veteran. It happened in Spring Training this March when Blue Jays analyst Buck Martinez was reading an apology from Blue Jays pitching coach Pete Walker for a DUI. And it happened in May when he interrupted an honoring of fallen heroes on Memorial Day with a home run.
Surely, Nick was ready to strike today. Alas, it turns out fate had other plans as Castellanos is currently on the IL, so he won’t be able to interrupt any somber discussion of Queen Elizabeth. And many baseball fans were saddened by the realization.
Nick Castellanos on the IL unfortunately
— Portland Pickles (@picklesbaseball) September 8, 2022
Where the hell is Nick Castellanos?
— Stacey with an e (@StaceGots) September 8, 2022
Spare a thought for Nick Castellanos whose current stint on the IL will prevent him from hitting his most consequential home run to date.
— Mike Beauvais (@MikeBeauvais) September 8, 2022
I try to be lighthearted and not take life too seriously, but I think joking about Nick Castellanos and the possible passing of the Queen is in extremely poor and there’s a drive to deep left field taste.
— High Heat Stats (@HighHeatStats) September 8, 2022
https://twitter.com/ByJustinLee/status/1567931302929743872
Nick Castellanos trending is absolute GOLD.
— Tim Thorsen (@mustardbased) September 8, 2022
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Along with writing for Awful Announcing and The Comeback, Sean is the Managing Editor for Comeback Media. Previously, he created the Syracuse blog Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician and wrote 'How To Grow An Orange: The Right Way to Brainwash Your Child Into Rooting for Syracuse.' He has also written non-Syracuse-related things for SB Nation, Curbed, and other outlets. He currently lives in Seattle where he is complaining about bagels. Send tips/comments/complaints to sean@thecomeback.com.