Nick Castellanos hits home run hours after Biden drops out of 2024 presidential race

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PITTSBURGH (CBS) — Nick Castellanos’ timing is uncanny. Hours after President Biden announced he was withdrawing In the race for the 2024 presidency, the Phillies outfielder hit a home run to left field in the ninth inning as Philadelphia led the way to a 6-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.

Castellanos nearly hit a home run in the fourth inning against Pittsburgh — hitting one off the wall that went 383 feet. But he came through a few innings later.

In his MLB career, Castellanos has built quite a reputation for going where there’s a big story or tragedy — and he almost always delivers. It was only last week that Castellanos hit a home run, not long after the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.

PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA – JULY 21: Nick Castellanos #8 of the Philadelphia Phillies is greeted by third base coach Dusty Wathan #62 as he rounds the bases after hitting a solo homerun in the ninth inning during the game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on July 21, 2024 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Xander Vlogs, a YouTube channel, has a video titled “Nick Castellanos bad timing compilation 2023 UPDATED” featuring his poorly timed homers. It should be updated again after Sunday.

It started during his time with the Cincinnati Reds and continued during his time in Philly. He hit a home run after Queen Elizabeth II has died while the Phillies honored her on the Jumbotron at Citizens Bank Park.

On the same day, part of I-95 collapsed in Philadelphia in 2023Castellanos hit a home run against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

After Castellanos sent one into the stands on Sunday, a large number of X users, formerly Twitter users, went into an uproar.

“Nick Castellanos hits home run on day Joe Biden drops out of presidential race,” @here4baseball_ wrote on X.

“A new pope has white smoke. A new national madness has Nick Castellanos,” Benjamin Solak, of The Ringer, wrote after Castellanos Home run.

“If you’re a sports fan and you don’t know about Nick Castellanos’ superpower, take 10 minutes to watch his long history of home runs during or shortly after major national news events,” X-user Sean Higgins wrote.

Sunday’s win helped the Phillies avoid a sweep of the Pirates, as they begin a three-game series against the visiting Minnesota Twins on Monday.