The Philadelphia Phillies outfielder is not known for holding his tongue. He once called a reporter’s question “stupid” during a postgame interview and even got benched in June 2025 for an “inappropriate comment” made toward his own manager. So when he sat down for an interview, everyone knew a viral moment was possible.

And that moment arrived on Thursday, October 2, 2025, on the Foul Territory TV podcast when host A.J. Pierzynski asked Nick Castellanos if he was surprised at any of the teams that didn’t make the playoffs. “I mean, you’re always a little bit surprised when a team goes out and spends $765 million on one player and doesn’t make the playoffs,” Castellanos didn’t name names, and he didn’t have to, too.

“Am I surprised? I don’t know, because baseball is very hard,” Cas

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