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Philadelphia Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto wants surgical procedure on his proper knee and has been positioned on the injured listing.
The Phillies announced the news Tuesday forward of a sequence towards the Boston Pink Sox. Realmuto is scheduled to endure a meniscectomy to deal with lingering knee ache on Wednesday. A timeline for his restoration and return wasn’t initially clear.
The Phillies did not reveal the extent of the harm to Realmuto’s meniscus. Per the National Library of Medicine, a meniscectomy is often carried out “to alleviate knee ache” in “sufferers with meniscal tears which can be degenerative in nature.”
The Phillies have known as up catcher Rafael Marchán from Triple-A Lehigh Valley to take Realmuto’s place on the roster.
A 3-time All-Star, Realmuto is integral on offense and protection for a Phillies group that is off to an NL-best 45-20 begin. The Phillies are looking for their second World Collection look in three seasons and can presumably hope that Realmuto can endure the process and get better in time to be wholesome for the stretch run and the postseason.
A profession .272/.329/.453 hitter, Realmuto is slashing .261/.309/.411 with seven dwelling runs, 20 RBI and 28 runs scored by 51 video games. He has sat out 14 of Philadelphia’s 65 video games as he is handled knee ache.
Per the Athletic, Realmuto has been dealing with knee pain since early May. He has slashed .135/.200/.189 in a nine-game stretch whereas enjoying by the ache.
Realmuto joined the Phillies by way of commerce from the Miami Marlins in 2019 and has made two of his three profession All-Star appearances with Philadelphia. With Realmuto behind the plate, the Phillies have made the playoffs the previous two seasons and superior to the World Collection (2022) and NLCS (2023).
They at present maintain a nine-game lead within the NL East over the second-place Atlanta Braves, who’re coping with season-ending accidents to reigning NL MVP Ronald Acuña Jr. and preseason Cy Younger hopeful Spencer Strider.
