"While I admit I was pretty hurt when I read his comments, I felt sad that he was dismissed from the team…," the Philadelphia pitcher wrote. "I am sure Joey Casselberry has worked very hard to get where he is and dreams of playing in the major leagues. For this reason, I'm asking you to please allow him back on the team so that he can continue to chase his dream. He made one dumb mistake. I'm sure he would go back and change it if he could."