Offensively, the Phillies are among the Major League Baseball leaders in most significant categories. But their greatest strength is clearly the depth of their starting pitching.

Nick Castellanos, Ranger Suarez, and Cristopher Sanchez all deserve to have their chance to shine for the Phillies on the All-Star team.

The Philadelphia Phillies benched Nick Castellanos earlier this week for his play and for choice words he said to manager Rob Thomson, now Castellanos is speaking out.

Nick Castellanos makes a nice catch at the wall to seal the Phillies 4-2 win over the Marlins on Watch ESPN, first streamed on Wednesday, June 18, 2025.

Nick Castellanos returned to the Philadelphia Phillies lineup and made the game-sealing catch in their 4-2 win over the Miami Marlins on Wednesday — a day after being benched for “an inappropriate comment” the outfielder made when he was pulled for a defensive replacement on Monday.