Pirates’ Rodolfo Castro has phone fall out of pocket during third-base slide

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Some big league call-ups are more memorable than others. 

For Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Rodolfo Castro, Tuesday’s call-up from Triple-A Indianapolis will be one he’ll always remember, even if there are moments he’d probably prefer to forget. 

Pittsburgh Pirates Infielder Rodolfo Castro after getting called out at first against the Diamondbacks on Aug. 9, 2022, at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. (Zac BonDurant/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

After drawing a walk in the fourth inning, Castro took third on a single by Oneil Cruz. As Castro slid headfirst into third, his cellphone fell out of his back pocket, causing umpire Adam Hamari to point out the blunder. 

It was an embarrassing mistake for Castro, especially after making it back to the big leagues for the first time since being demoted in June. 

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"I don’t think there’s any professional ballplayer that would ever go out there with any intentions of taking a cellphone," Castro told Pittsburgh media members through an interpreter. "It’s horrible it happened to me. Obviously, it was very unintentional."

Rodolfo Castro of the Pittsburgh Pirates slides into third base as his cellphone falls out of his pocket at Chase Field on Aug. 9, 2022, in Phoenix, Arizona.  (Norm Hall/Getty Images)

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"My first day back, if I was to be the center of attention, I would want it to be helping the team win, but never in this form," Castro added. "This is definitely something that was an accident, a mistake, something I’m going to learn from. But definitely