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Charles Curtis

Hot mic catches Nick Castellanos dropping an F-bomb to umpire after pitch clock violation

Nick Castellanos has been known to drop F-bombs on the air occasionally when interviewed by reporters, but this time, it was a hot mic that caught him.

The Philadelphia Phillies slugger had been called for a pitch clock violation on Wednesday, and he had a frank chat with the home plate umpire that was captured.

It sounded like he said this: “Out of respect for somebody who’s been in the league over ten years, you gotta [expletive] speak up brother.”

Well then! I guess the ump was OK with that because he didn’t toss Castellanos. Here’s the moment that’s being shared everywhere:

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