PITTSBURGH – Nick Castellanos wasn’t sure if last Monday was his final home game as a member of the Cincinnati Reds, but he prepared himself for the possibility.
Castellanos holds an opt-out clause in his contract, which could enable him to enter free agency this winter. He listened to the fans chanting his name in right field. He thought the weather was perfect. His wife, Jess, and his son, Liam, sat in the front row of seats near the dugout.
“I don’t know what is going to happen, but this has been the most consistent, happiest I’ve been playing baseball,” Castellanos said before the second-to-last game of the regular season.