Realmuto is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets.
The Phillies have the No. 1 wild-card seed locked up, so it's not a surprise Realmuto is on the bench for the regular-season finale. The 32-year-old's .762 OPS in 135 games this year will be the lowest since his first full MLB season in 2015.
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Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Idle for nightcap
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Realmuto isn't in the Phillies' lineup for the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Mets.
Realmuto will get a breather to conclude Saturday's activities after going 2-for-3 and with a run during the Game 1 loss. Garrett Stubbs will fill in behind the plate and bat seventh.
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Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Receives Wednesday off
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Realmuto is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Pirates.
Realmuto started the previous five games but will take a seat after the Phillies secured their spot in the playoffs with Tuesday's victory. Garrett Stubbs will step in behind the plate to catch for lefty Ranger Suarez.
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Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Heads to bench Wednesday
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Realmuto is not in Wednesday's lineup against Atlanta.
Realmuto had started five straight games and seven of the last eight. Garrett Stubbs is starting behind the dish in his place.
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Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Gets breather Wednesday
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Realmuto is not in the lineup Wednesday versus Atlanta.
Garrett Stubbs will start at catcher and bat eighth as Realmuto grabs a day of rest. He went 1-for-5 with two strikeouts in the Phillies' loss Tuesday to the NL East leaders.
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Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Sitting out first game
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Realmuto is not in the lineup for the first game of Monday's doubleheader versus Atlanta, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.
Garrett Stubbs will do the catching for Taijuan Walker as Realmuto begins this one on the bench. Realmuto will surely be back in the lineup for the nightcap.
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Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Stays hot vs. Padres
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Realmuto went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's win over the Padres.
Realmuto has hit safely in six straight games, going 9-for-22 (.409) with three homers in that span. He extended the Phillies' lead to 4-0 in the fifth inning with his 18th homer of the year, a 417-foot blast to center field off Tim Hill. Overall, Realmuto is slashing .257/.320/.472 with 62 runs scored, 54 RBI and 13 stolen bases through 469 plate appearances this season.
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Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Gets breather Tuesday
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Realmuto is not in the lineup Tuesday at San Diego.
Garrett Stubbs will catch and bat ninth for the visiting Phillies after Realmuto logged four straight starts behind the plate. Realmuto went 5-for-14 (.357) with two homers in that four-game stretch while lifting his season OPS to .781.
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Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Homer, steal in win
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Realmuto went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and a stolen base in Sunday's 4-2 win over Milwaukee.
Realmuto went back-to-back with Alec Bohm off Wade Miley in the seventh inning Sunday, putting the Phillies ahead 3-2. The 32-year-old Realmuto has now homered in consecutive games while batting .333 (14-for-42) over his last 12 contests. Overall, Realmuto's slash line is up to .255/.318/.467 with 17 homers, 61 runs scored, 53 RBI and 13 stolen bases across 461 plate appearances this season.
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Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Gets rest day
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Realmuto is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Angels.
Realmuto will rest for the day game after a night game, opening up the catcher's spot for Garrett Stubbs in the series finale. Unless he makes a cameo off the bench Wednesday, Realmuto will close August with a .288/.333/.479 slash line to go with three home runs, 13 runs and nine RBI over 21 games.
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Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Getting breather Friday
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Realmuto is absent from the lineup for Friday's game against the Cardinals.
The Phillies were off Thursday, so Realmuto will receive two days of rest to recharge his battery. Garrett Stubbs will do the catching for Cristopher Sanchez.
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Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Receives rest day
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Realmuto is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.
He'll head to the bench Sunday as the Phillies wrap up their three-game series versus Washington with a matchup in Williamsport, Pa. for the MLB Little League Classic. Garrett Stubbs checks in behind the dish in place of Realmuto, who went 4-for-9 with a double, two RBI and two runs between the first two games of the series.
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Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Sitting Sunday
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Realmuto is not in Sunday's lineup against the Twins.
Realmuto is hitting .313 with three home runs, six runs and six RBI over his last 10 games. Garrett Stubbs will start at catcher and bat eighth.
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Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Goes deep in victory
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Realmuto went 2-for-2 with a two-run homer and two walks in Thursday's 6-2 victory over Washington.
The 32-year-old backstop swatted an opposite-field, two-run homer off Joe La Sorsa in the seventh inning, extending Philadelphia's lead to 6-1. Realmuto's season-long batting average now sits at .246, well below his career .273 mark, but he's added 14 home runs, 22 doubles, five triples, 46 RBI, 48 runs and 12 steals through 99 games this year.
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Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Sitting for nightcap
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Realmuto isn't in the Phillies' lineup for Game 2 of Tuesday's doubleheader with the Nationals.
After an 0-for-4 effort during Game 1, Realmuto will sit out Game 2 in favor of Garrett Stubbs, who will bat eighth while starting behind the dish.
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Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: On bench Sunday
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Realmuto is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals, Alex Coffey of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
Realmuto started the past three games after missing a couple contests due to a cut on his hand, and he'll receive Sunday off after going 4-for-11 with a home run, two RBI and three runs during that span. Garrett Stubbs will step in behind the plate to catch for Taijuan Walker.
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Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Goes deep in return to lineup
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Realmuto went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Thursday's victory over the Marlins.
Realmuto took Johnny Cueto deep for a solo shot in his first trip to the plate to give the Phillies an early 2-0 lead. The catcher later tacked on a single to give him his first multi-hit game since July 7 against these same Marlins. He's now hit safely in five of his last six games, slightly raising his batting average to .246 on the season.
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Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Scratched with hand injury
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Realmuto was scratched from the lineup Tuesday due to a cut on his right hand, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.
Realmuto, per Gelb, suffered a "huge gash" on his right (throwing) hand during a recent slide into a base and is still having some issues with it. Garrett Stubbs will now start at catcher for the Phillies on Tuesday night against the Marlins.
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Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Receives Sunday off
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Realmuto is out of the lineup for Sunday's game at Pittsburgh.
Realmuto started the past four games and will receive a breather after going 3-for-15 with a double, two walks, two RBI and two runs during that stretch. Garrett Stubbs will step in behind the plate to catch for Cristopher Sanchez.
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Phillies' J.T. Realmuto: Getting day off
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Realmuto is out of the lineup for Monday's contest against the Orioles.
Realmuto could be getting a routine day off after catching each of his team's last three games and six of the last seven. Garrett Stubbs will be behind the plate for Cristopher Sanchez.
