Astros’ Phil Maton will miss the playoffs after punching his locker for the most unfortunate reason

This is a huge bummer.

And now, a story in three acts with Houston Astros reliever Phil Maton.

The pitcher threw in the Astros’ final regular-season game, giving up two runs.

The thing is: That outing came against the Philadelphia Phillies. And that’s the team that rosters his brother, Nick.

Nick ended up getting a hit off Phil, and Phil did NOT looked pleased about it. The appearance itself wasn’t a good one altogether with the two runs given up, but here’s where it takes a turn: Phil punched a locker, had surgery on his hand and will miss the rest of the postseason.

It’s a huge bummer, and Phil talked about it on Tuesday:

Phil Maton’s right hand is in a cast after surgery yesterday. He punched his locker after his last outing because he “was upset,” calling it a “selfish” move and is hopeful it won’t affect the Astros going forward. pic.twitter.com/U2gm5qqzED

— Mark Berman (@MarkBermanFox26) October 11, 2022

Here’s Nick’s hit off Phil:

Nick Maton got a hit off his brother Phil and their reactions were priceless pic.twitter.com/hQ30mNEs9p

— Baseball Bros (@BaseballBros) October 5, 2022

Note that Phil didn’t say the punch was explicitly due to giving up the hit to his brother: “I was upset with how my outing went. Kind of a short-sighted move and ultimately it was selfish.”