The “best catcher in the world” according to Marlins pitcher Adam Conley isn’t an easy figure to spot. If he could make himself any less conspicuous, hidden beneath all that catching gear when he’s on the field or sequestered in some office nook studying up on other team’s hitters when he’s not, J.T. Realmuto might be in a witness protection program.
Heck. He was a mostly lost figure in the Marlins’ lineup when it included the likes of Giancarlo Stanton, Christian Yelich and Marcell Ozuna.
“In that lineup, I was the fourth or fifth best hitter,” Realmuto said.