India, June 18 -- The Philadelphia Phillies manager, Rob Thomson, has benched star outfielder Nick Castellanos from Tuesday's game against the Miami Marlins.

Castellanos is a two-time MLB All-Star and is known for his hard-hitting abilities, having smoked 240 home runs in his career. He won't be playing against the Marlins on Tuesday, though, and the outfielder himself revealed the reason for his benching.

The Philadelphia Phillies manager, Rob Thomson, removed Nick Castellanos from Tuesday's game against the Miami Marlins for making an inappropriate comment after being replaced during Monday's clash with the same team.

Castellanos told reporters that he was unhappy with being pulled from the game, then spoke his mind. Thomson told the...