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The Philadelphia Phillies have placed catcher J.T. Realmuto on the 10-day injured list as a result of right knee pain, via Alex Coffey of The Philadelphia Inquirer. As a corresponding move, the Phillies have called up catcher Rafael Marchan from Triple-A Lehigh. Realmuto will undergo right knee menisectomy surgery on Wednesday, per Coffey. The three-time […]

There are few positions in sports that are as tough to play as catcher. Philadelphia Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto showed how fearless you have to be behind the plate during a 2-1 Phillies win on Tuesday night. Realmuto took a foul ball to the groin in the ninth inning that was 86 mph off the […]

Several Philadelphia Phillies players will represent Team USA in the 2023 World Baseball Classic, and they couldn’t be more excited to play for their country in the upcoming tournament. Phillies shortstop Trea Turner, catcher J.T. Realmuto and outfielder Kyle Schwarber are all on the Team USA roster. While plenty of MLB’s top players passed up […]

JT Realmuto played hero for the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 1 of the 2022 World Series against the Houston Astros, as his solo home run in the tenth inning ended up being the game-winning score for the Phillies. Philadelphia is clearly happy they signed Realmuto in free agency back in 2020, but it almost didn’t […]

The Philadelphia Phillies pulled off a wild comeback in Game 1 of the World Series, rallying from a 5-0 deficit to end up winning 6-5 in the 10th inning. JT Realmuto ended up playing hero in this one, as he hit a two-run double in the fifth inning to tie the game, before hitting what […]

It seems as if in every MLB postseason, a player manages to accomplish a first in the sport’s storied history. J.T. Realmuto managed to do just that in Game 4 of the Philadelphia Phillies’ NLDS clash against the Atlanta Braves. In the bottom of the third inning, Realmuto connected on an 81-mph slider pitch from […]

J.T. Realmuto has been huge this season for the Philadelphia Phillies. The star catcher is enjoying a strong campaign as he looks to get his team into the playoffs. The 31-year-old is impacting the game not just at the dish and behind it but also on the base paths. After racking up two steals against […]

Bryce Harper is an amazing baseball player and every baseball fan knows that. Minor league pitchers, meanwhile, are witnessing firsthand how good the Philadelphia Phillies slugger is at their own expense. Just a day after unloading a pair of home runs in the first game of his rehab assignment with Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Tuesday […]

The Philadelphia Phillies head North on Tuesday to begin a quick two-game set with the Toronto Blue Jays. But, they will be without four players in total because of their vaccination status. Among them is star catcher JT Realmuto, who put Canada on blast for “telling him what to do.” Take a listen to this […]

The Philadelphia Phillies have re-signed All-Star catcher J.T. Realmuto. Craig Mish of SportsGrid reports Realmuto will return to Philly on a five-year deal worth $115.5 million. The $23.1 million annual average value surpasses that of the contract signed by former Minnesota Twins star Joe Mauer back in 2010. Realmuto’s contract is also 36 percent larger […]

Free agency in the MLB is certainly heating up. Philadelphia Phillies star JT Realmuto looks to be the next big name who’s going to be signing on the dotted line. and as it appears, the 29-year-old appears to be gunning for a long-standing Phillies contract record currently held by the great Joe Mauer. According to […]

The Philadelphia Phillies are “widely expected” to extend catcher J.T. Realmuto, according to ESPN MLB Insider Jeff Passan. In an examination of next year’s free-agent class, Passan reported most executives around the league feel it is only a matter of time before the Phillies agree to terms with Realmuto after trading for him last winter: […]

The Philadelphia Phillies are trying to work out a contract extension with catcher J.T. Realmuto, according to Jim Salisbury of NBC Sports Philadelphia. However, Salisbury notes that a new deal for Realmuto may take some time to complete, stating that an extension might not get done until spring training. He adds that the Phillies “very […]

Philadelphia Phillies manager Gabe Kapler said that catcher J.T. Realmuto will have surgery to clean up the meniscus in his right knee, per Jim Salisbury of NBC Sports Philadelphia: JT Realmuto will have surgery Friday to clean up meniscus in right knee. Gabe Kapler said no long term concerns. — Jim Salisbury (@JimSalisbury215) September 25, […]

Needing the rest of the 2019 season, plus both of the 2020 and 2021 seasons, to be completed before his contract is up, Zack Greinke seems to be pretty locked in as a member of the Arizona Diamondbacks for the foreseeable future. Having signed a monster six-year, $206.5 million deal in December of 2015, the […]

Being signed to a mega-deal that takes up 13 years and $330 million worth of a team’s time, it really puts a lot of pressure on the athlete to live up to this kind of once in a lifetime deal and prove that this huge investment was worth it. And as you can tell by […]

Ever since Derek Jeter was a part of the group that purchased the Miami Marlins from then-owner Jeffrey Loria in 2017, the team has absolutely tanked and gone downhill, much to the dismay of Marlins fans (if there are any). Being installed as the team CEO was an interesting way to push his way into […]

With all the money that teams are throwing around to lock up their MLB stars while they are less expensive, there are many players who are starting to look like solid candidates to receive their first big contracts or their next contract extension. While teams rely on arbitration to keep player salaries low enough so […]

In what has been a somewhat slow offseason up to this point, the MLB transaction wire has had its highs and lows ever since the World Series ended. While big trades have dominated the ticker, signings have pushed certain teams to higher win totals than previously projected. Here is the list of the ten best […]

The first part of this series of potential blockbuster MLB trades saw the likes of Nicholas Castellanos, Madison Bumgarner, and Zack Greinke moved to different teams to spice up the offseason. This article is the continuation and final installation in the series, as two more potential deals are listed below. But first, let’s start with […]

In his brief four-year career in the nation’s capital, shortstop Trea Turner has put together an excellent career. Leading the Washington Nationals in the field and the plate, Turner reached career highs in 2018 in games played, hits, home runs, RBIs and season WAR, just to name a few. Even in a career year at […]

In a season that was ultimately a successful one for the Atlanta Braves, it was their rookie, Ronald Acuna, who led the way and pushed this team back into the playoffs after winning the National League East division. Coming off a successful season in his own right, Acuna is looking to improve upon his 2018 […]