Philadelphia Phillies star catcher J.T. Realmuto was positioned on the 10-day injured listing Tuesday and can miss a few month recovering from surgical procedure to take away cartilage in his proper knee.
Realmuto will endure a proper knee meniscectomy Wednesday. Supervisor Rob Thomson stated the July 15-18 All-Star break might reduce down on the video games Realmuto will miss.
“J.T.’s going to work exhausting, I do know that,” Thomson stated earlier than a three-game sequence towards the Pink Sox.
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Regardless of coping with knee soreness all through the season, Realmuto however has remained a gradual presence for the Nationwide League-leading Phillies, batting .261 with seven dwelling runs and 20 RBIs in 51 video games. He sat out three consecutive video games final month with proper knee soreness.
Realmuto, 33, turns into the most recent Phillies participant to be positioned on the IL, becoming a member of two-time All-Star shortstop Trea Turner (hamstring) and outfielder Brandon Marsh (hamstring).
In a corresponding roster transfer Tuesday, the Phillies recalled catcher Rafael Marchan from Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Garrett Stubbs began at catcher for Tuesday evening’s sport and went 1-for-4, and Thomson stated he and Marchan will break up time.
Marchan, 25, had one main league stint with the Phillies earlier this season however didn’t seem in a sport. He batted .233 with two homers and eight RBIs in 13 video games this season break up between Class A Clearwater and Lehigh Valley.
The Phillies (46-20) lead the second-place Atlanta Braves (35-29) by 10 video games within the NL East after Tuesday’s 4-1 win over the Boston Pink Sox and are half a sport behind the New York Yankees (48-21) on the high of the most important league standings.
Data from The Related Press was used on this report.
