Veteran catcher JT Realmuto has decided to remain with the Philadelphia Phillies, agreeing to a three-year contract worth $45 million, according to a source familiar with the talks who spoke anonymously to The Associated Press on Friday. The deal, which has not yet been officially announced, includes potential yearly bonuses of $5 million. <\/p>\n
Realmuto, a three-time All-Star and two-time Gold Glove recipient, made his choice about a month after designated hitter Kyle Schwarber committed to the Phillies with a five-year, $150 million deal. Turning 35 in March, Realmuto played in 132 games as a catcher last season and posted a .257 batting average with 12 home runs and 52 RBIs across 134 games, ranking him among the major league leaders. He was entering the final year of a five-year contract valued at $115.5 million.<\/p>\n
Over his 12-year career spanning the Miami Marlins (2014-2018) and the Phillies, Realmuto has maintained a .270 batting average, hitting 180 home runs and accumulating 677 RBIs. This offseason, Philadelphia also secured deals with right-hander Brad Keller on a two-year, $22 million contract and outfielder Adris Garcia for one year at $10 million.<\/p>\n
Reported by the Associated Press.<\/em><\/p>\n Fan Take:<\/strong> Veteran catcher JT Realmuto has decided to remain with the Philadelphia Phillies, agreeing to a three-year contract worth $45 million, according to a source familiar with the talks who spoke anonymously to The Associated Press on Friday. The deal, which has not yet been officially announced, includes potential yearly bonuses of $5 million. Realmuto, a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40349,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[16],"class_list":{"0":"post-40348","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-baseball","8":"tag-baseball"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40348","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40348"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40348\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\nJT Realmuto staying with the Phillies is a huge win for both the team and its fans, ensuring stability at a key position. His continued presence bolsters the Phillies\u2019 chances for championship contention and highlights the team’s commitment to retaining top talent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"