Rob Thomson was part of a very tight game yesterday, August 29, against the Braves, and one of the things that caught attention was when Nick Castellanos came out of the outfield for a strategic replacement. It was actually Paco Figueroa who told him, not the Philadelphia Phillies manager himself.

Thomson again had to clarify the same topic he spoke about yesterday, this time with a slightly joking tone. He told Tim Kelly of On Pattison that Paco asked Castellanos to leave because he wasn’t going to run across the field to ask him.

Since Paco was nearby as the third base coach, the request was made. Although Castellanos had a slightly strong reaction to being replaced by Harrison Bader, in the end, the important thing was that the Phillies won the game and added another victory for a tea

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