Phillies' Nick Castellanos gives hilarious explanation of MLB players: 'Milk or wine'

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Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Nick Castellanos is back with another odd quote heading into the 2024 season. 

During an interview with The Athletic’s Matt Gelb, Castellanos was discussing how he fits in the Phillies’ lineup this year, and he gave an interesting answer. 

"There’s a lot of baseball players that are like milk," Castellanos told The Athletic. "Milk is only good when it’s fresh. And then, as you leave it out a while, it spoils. There are some other baseball players that are like wine. What happens with wine?"

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Nick Castellanos of the Philadelphia Phillies reacts after hitting a home run in the sixth inning against the Atlanta Braves during Game 4 of a division series at Citizens Bank Park Oct. 12, 2023, in Philadelphia. (Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

Gelb answered the question from Castellanos in the article, saying wine ages well.

"Exactly," Castellanos responded. "Those are the only two kinds. You’re either milk or wine. There’s no in the middle."

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Castellanos, entering his 12th year in MLB, has aged like wine in his metaphor. It’ll be his third season with the Phillies, a team that desperately wants another crack at the World Series after losing to the Houston Astros two seasons ago and falling to the Arizona Diamondbacks in the NLCS in 2023. 

Castellanos has performed well for Philly since joining the team in 2022. He’s predominantly played right field, with Bryce Harper transitioning to first base. And he made his first All-Star team with the squad last year, slashing .272/.311/.476 with 29