Former Cincinnati Reds and current Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Nick Castellanos shared video on his Instagram account of himself hitting in a batting cage with the caption, "And there's a deep drive … Phillies '23," referring to an apology former Reds broadcaster Thom Brennaman made in 2020 for using a homophobic slur on the air.
Brennaman called a Castellanos home run in the middle of his on-air apology, and countless social media posts since have contained all or part of the following excerpt from it: "I pride myself and think of myself as a man of faith - as there's a drive into deep left field by Castellanos that will be a home run. And so that will make it a 4-0 ballgame. I don't know if I'm gonna be putting on this headset again."
