Pirates' Castro suspended for having phone in his pocket

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Pirates' Castro suspended for having phone in his pocket
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Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Rodolfo Castro received a one-game suspension and was fined for having his phone in his pocket during a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Aug. 9.

Castro's phone fell out of his pocket when he slid into third base in the fourth inning of what ended up being a 6-4 Pirates loss. Castro ran from first to third on a single by Oneil Cruz. As he slid safely into third, his phone fell out of his back pocket.

Castro said he didn't mean to have his cell phone on him.

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[dogberry]

Could he have an IPOD? An hp10? A personal digital assistant? A Kindle? A Zane Grey paperback?

 

[terra]

a game suspension for that?

 

[kskboys]

a game suspension for that?

Absolutely. He knows the rules.

I don't allow my employees to have their phones on them while working for me. Man, I guess you have no idea the sheer number of problems present cell phones are causing in many facets of today's society. It's ridiculous.

Why do you think it's important for a player to have a cell phone on them during a game?

 

[John813]

With fears of cheating and possibly using the phone to simply buzz to alert the player of something I think the 1 game suspension is fair.