Nick Castellanos abruptly shut down reporter recapping his Phillies playoff stats for not asking question

“Thank you for telling me.”

A note to any postgame reporters. Sometimes, athletes are still locked into “game mode” after a big win for their team.

Take the Philadelphia Phillies and Nick Castellanos, for example. His Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 3-1 Thursday night to advance to the National Championship Series for the second straight year. They might not have been there if Castellanos hadn’t mashed four home runs (two each) in Games 3 and 4. He’s the first player in MLB playoff history ever to manage such a feat.

When reporter Matt Winer had Castellanos for a few moments after the game, he saw fit to remind the Phillies star about his accomplishment. There was just one problem: Winer never actually asked him a question.

And Castellanos was still so intense, likely wrapped up in the nerves of postseason baseball; he took a hilariously dry exception to it:

Oh, man. That’s gold. Kudos to Winer for being a pro and just shaking it off. (But he really should’ve asked a question instead of simply making a statement.) And kudos to Castellanos for another clutch playoff performance.

If he’s a little short with people after a big win, I think he’ll eventually be forgiven.