J. T. Realmuto
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Philadelphia Phillies – No. 10 | |||||||||||||||
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Born: Del City, Oklahoma, U.S. | March 18, 1991|||||||||||||||
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June 5, 2014, for the Miami Marlins | |||||||||||||||
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Batting average | .272 | ||||||||||||||
Home runs | 157 | ||||||||||||||
Runs batted in | 584 | ||||||||||||||
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Jacob Tyler Realmuto[1] (/riːlmjuːtoʊ/ reel-MYOO-toh;[2] born March 18, 1991) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). From 2014 and 2018, he played in MLB for the Miami Marlins.
Realmuto was born in
After starting catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia suffered a concussion, Realmuto made his MLB debut in June 2014. His major league appearances were brief until 2015, when Saltalamacchia was designated for assignment and Realmuto replaced him as the Marlins' starting catcher. Realmuto's strength and speed, both as a catcher and batter, helped take him to his first All-Star appearance in 2018. That same year, Realmuto won his first Silver Slugger Award.
The Marlins traded Realmuto to the Phillies in February 2019, and he received his second All-Star and Silver Slugger awards that year. Additionally, Realmuto received his first career Gold Glove Award for his performance in the 2019 season. When he became a free agent after the 2020 season, Realmuto's Phillies teammates and fans began using the phrase "Sign J. T." to pressure the Phillies into signing him to another contract. In January 2021, Realmuto and the Phillies agreed to a five-year, $115.5 million contract, the largest for any catcher in MLB history.
Early life
Realmuto was born on March 18, 1991, in Del City, Oklahoma.[3] His father played college baseball for Southwest Missouri State, while his older sisters Ryan and Amanda were college softball catchers for Oklahoma State and Northwestern State, respectively.[4] Additionally, Realmuto's uncle, John Smith, was a two-time Olympic gold medal wrestler.[3] Because his father David was often busy coaching his older sisters' softball teams, Realmuto’s mother Margaret often drove him to his Little League Baseball games and various other sporting matches.[5] Realmuto was a multi-sport athlete throughout his childhood: he began playing baseball at the age of five and started wrestling the next year. In fourth grade, he started playing basketball and gridiron football, and he briefly played tennis in middle school.[6]
Between 2006 and 2010, Realmuto was a three-sport athlete for
Minor league career
Although he primarily served as the team's shortstop, Realmuto would occasionally catch for Carl Albert when their starting catcher was asked to
Prior to the
The following season, both Realmuto and Haines were promoted to the
Fernández and Realmuto's paths diverged in 2013, when the former was promoted to the major leagues and the latter was assigned to the
Coming into the 2014 season, Baseball America named Realmuto the No. 10 prospect in the Marlins organization, as well as the "best defensive catcher" in the system.[21] While Realmuto's coaches in Jacksonville pushed for the catcher to make the major league roster at the start of 2014, the Marlins elected to make their offseason acquisition Jarrod Saltalamacchia, an MLB veteran, the team's starting catcher rather than promoting a prospect.[13][17] Realmuto began the 2014 season at Double A, where his batting dramatically improved.[13] For the week ending April 20, Realmuto was named the Southern League's Offensive Player of the Week after scoring 10 runs in three multi-hit games while striking out only once in the process.[22] Rather than focusing on advancing to the Marlins, Realmuto spent the season prioritizing forming bonds with the Jacksonville pitchers, such as Andrew Heaney.[23] He was selected to his third minor league All-Star Game but did not appear due to a promotion.[24] Realmuto appeared in 97 minor league games in 2014, batting .299 with eight home runs, 62 RBIs, and 66 runs scored in 423 at-bats.[12] After they helped Jacksonville win the Southern League championship in 2014, both Realmuto and pitcher Justin Nicolino were named Postseason All-Stars by the league.[21] The batterymates were additionally named the Marlins' Minor League Player and Pitcher of the Year, respectively.[25]
Major league career
Miami Marlins
2014–15
Realmuto received his first major league call-up on June 1, 2014, when Saltalamacchia was placed on the 7-day
Realmuto joined the Marlins for spring training in 2015 but was assigned to the
2016–17
Although Realmuto excelled in making throws as a rookie, he led the league in errors worth 10, and he struggled with framing pitches, and he spent the 2015–16 offseason learning how best to move out-of-zone pitches to called strikes.
With the offseason acquisition of backup catcher
2018
Realmuto began the
During the offseason, Realmuto appeared in the 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series, scoring home runs in the second and third games of the series.[51] Samurai Japan ultimately took the series in the sixth game.[52]
Philadelphia Phillies
2019
At the arbitration deadline on January 11, 2019, Realmuto agreed to a $5.9 million contract with the Marlins, including bonuses for each All-Star selection, Silver Slugger, and
In 2019, Realmuto hit .275 with a career-high 25 home runs in a career-high 532 at bats. He also led all major league catchers with 83 RBIs, 90 runs, 144 hits, and 36 doubles.[58] Defensively, he threw out 37 attempted base stealers, the most among major league catchers that season and the most of any Phillies catcher since Darren Daulton in 1993. Realmuto also logged the most innings of any catcher in 2019, starting 130 games and playing in 1139+1⁄3 innings.[57] On November 3, Realmuto won his first career Gold Glove, joining Bob Boone and Mike Lieberthal as the third Phillies catcher to win the award.[59] Four days later, he received his second Silver Slugger, becoming the first Phillies player to win the award since Chase Utley ten years prior.[60] Realmuto was also named to the first-ever All-MLB First Team that December, the only Phillies player selected for either All-MLB team in 2019.[61]
2020
When the
With the knowledge that Realmuto was on track to become a free agent at the end of the 2020 season, both Phillies fans and teammates began using the phrase "Sign J. T." to pressure managers into offering him a new contract.[66][67] The push began in July 2020, during the Phillies' summer camp. After Realmuto hit a two-run home run during a scrimmage, outfielder Bryce Harper yelled "sign him" to the front office.[68] Harper continued to push the Phillies to re-sign Realmuto throughout the season; after the final game of the season, he told reporters that, "Realmuto needs to be our catcher next year – plain and simple."[69] Reliever Archie Bradley tweeted, "#SignJT" immediately after he himself signed with the Phillies.[70] Although fans were not allowed inside Citizens Bank Park due to restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, many would stand outside the ballpark gates to chant, "Sign J. T.".[67] Realmuto officially became a free agent on November 11, 2020, when he declined the Phillies' one-year, $18.9 million qualifying offer.[71] Three months later, on January 29, 2021, Realmuto agreed to a five-year, $115.5 million contract with the Phillies, the largest ever contract offered to a major league catcher.[72]
2021
Realmuto fractured his thumb on February 18, 2021, the first day of spring training, when he attempted to block a
Realmuto finished the 2021 season hitting .263/.343/.439 with 17 home runs, 73 RBIs, and a career-high 48 walks, 129 strikeouts, and 13 stolen bases in 134 games, and he led the NL with 118 games at catcher. He had the fastest sprint speed of all major league catchers, at 28.8 feet/second.[80]
2022
In 2022, Realmuto slashed .276/.342/.478 in 504 at bats with 75 runs, 22 home runs, and 84 RBIs, as well as 21 stolen bases on 22 attempts.[37] In game 4 of the 2022 National League Division Series, against the Atlanta Braves, Realmuto became the first ever Phillies player, and first ever catcher, to hit an inside the park homerun in the postseason.[81] In Game 1 of the 2022 World Series, against the Houston Astros, Realmuto hit a go-ahead game winning home run in the top of the 10th inning.[82] Realmuto went on to win his third Silver Slugger and second Gold Glove award following the season.[83][84]
2023
On June 12, 2023, Realmuto hit for the cycle against the Diamondbacks, becoming the first Phillies player to accomplish the feat since David Bell in 2004.[85]
Player profile
Realmuto has been referred to by sports journalists, baseball coaches and managers, and his teammates as the "best catcher in baseball".[13] The phrase began during the 2018 season, when FanGraphs and Baseball Prospectus both placed Realmuto at No. 1 among all MLB catchers in Wins Above Replacement.[86] Phillies manager Joe Girardi referred to Realmuto as "the best catcher in baseball" during spring training in 2020,[87] while St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina told the Miami Herald in 2018 that, "As a catcher you observe other catchers in this league and you see the way he plays. J.T. has got it all."[88] Phillies pitchers Zack Wheeler and Chase Anderson, meanwhile, both told The Philadelphia Inquirer that the opportunity to pitch to Realmuto was part of their decision to sign with the Phillies.[89]
Defensively, Realmuto has stood out for his speed and accuracy. During the 2018 season, he had the fastest pop time in the league, taking an average time of 1.86 seconds to receive a ball from a catcher and attempt to throw out a base runner. Although pop time has been criticized by some sabermetrics analysts for not considering accuracy of throws, Realmuto also led all major league catchers in caught stealing rate, picking off 44 percent of attempted base runners.[86] That same year, he had the second-highest arm strength among all major league catchers, making throws at an average of 87.8 mph (141.3 km/h), second to former Phillies catcher Jorge Alfaro. In addition to making throws, Realmuto was a successful backstop for pitchers, blocking 90.5 percent of all potential wild pitches during the 2018 season.[90]
Offensively, Realmuto has also been successful. During the 2018 season, his batting average was 57 points higher than the average among MLB catchers. Additionally, his slugging percentage was 63 points higher, while his on-base plus slugging was 30 points higher than average.[90] While his strikeout and walk rates have not significantly changed throughout his baseball career, Realmuto has steadily improved at hitting the ball harder and higher, cutting his ground-ball rate from 49 to 43 percent between 2016 and 2018.[86] He also has a faster sprint speed than the average MLB player. While the average sprint speed on an offensive play is 27 feet per second (8.2 m/s), and 25 feet per second (7.6 m/s) for catchers, Realmuto's has consistently hovered between 28.6 and 28.8 feet per second (8.7 and 8.8 m/s) since his first full MLB season.[90]
As Realmuto has gotten older, Phillies management has started focusing on how to prolong his career. He turned 30 before the start of the
Honors and awards
Award / Honor | Time(s) | Season(s) |
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MLB | ||
NL All-Star | 2 | 2018,[48] 2019[56] |
NL Silver Slugger Award | 2 | 2018,[50] 2019[60] |
MLBPAA Marlins Heart & Hustle Award | 2 | 2017,[45] 2018[49] |
All-MLB Second Team | 1 | 2020[1] |
All-MLB First Team | 1 | 2019[61] |
NL Gold Glove Award | 1 | 2019[59] |
MLBPAA Phillies Heart & Hustle Award | 1 | 2019[1] |
Miami Marlins Most Valuable Player
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1 | 2018[36] |
Miami Marlins Jeff Conine Award | 1 | 2017[44] |
Miami Marlins Rookie of the Year | 1 | 2015[36] |
MiLB | ||
Southern League Mid-Season All-Star
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2 | 2013,[18] 2014[24] |
Southern League Post-Season All-Star | 1 | 2014[21] |
Marlins Minor League Player of the Year | 1 | 2014[25] |
Baseball America Double-A All-Star | 1 | 2014[1] |
Florida State League Mid-Season All-Star | 1 | 2012[15] |
High school | ||
ABCA National Player of the Year | 1 | 2010[9] |
ABCA All-American | 1 | 2010[9] |
Louisville Slugger All-American
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1 | 2010[9] |
Personal life
Realmuto is of Italian descent.[93] He married his wife, Alexis Taylor, on November 4, 2017.[1] The couple's first child, a daughter, was born on July 10, 2018, shortly before Realmuto's first All-Star appearance.[88] Their second daughter was born on July 11, 2019.[94] The Realmutos' first son was born in November 2021, with their second son being born in March 2023.[95][96]
During the baseball season, the Realmutos reside in Haddonfield, New Jersey;[97] in the offseason, they have a house in Oklahoma City.[98] Realmuto and his wife are Christians.[99]
Realmuto and his family are close friends with
In 2019, Realmuto and pitcher Aaron Nola were selected as the Phillies representatives for Garth Brooks' "Home Plate Project", an organization designed to fight childhood hunger.[103] Both players were unable to travel with the Phillies to Canada to play against the Toronto Blue Jays because they were unvaccinated.[104]
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Jacob Realmuto on Twitter