Phillies’ J.T. Realmuto to Undergo Knee Surgery, Placed on Injured List

Philadelphia Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto has been positioned on the wounded checklist and will undertake surgical procedures to address a difficulty with his meniscus, the group announced Tuesday. The team did not give a timetable for his return.

Realmuto, 33, will have a meniscectomy treatment on his suitable knee in Philadelphia on Wednesday. Rafael Marchán has been named up from Triple A to consider his area on the roster and be part of veteran Garrett Stubbs as Philadelphia’s next backstop.

Realmuto has been going through knee discomfort since early May well and the Phillies had offered him extra relaxation in the latest months. Due to the fact Might 6, he has only performed 19 of the team’s 28 online games. He has posted a slash line of .261/.309/.411 this period but has managed just two hits in his past 6 video games.

Regardless of his new struggles, the former All-Star’s absence will still be a blow to a Phillies group that now retains the best file in the Nationwide League at 45–20. When healthier, Realmuto is a person of the best offensive catchers in the sport. His replacements—Stubbs and Marchán—are the two glove-very first catchers who provide minimal at the plate.