When the Philadelphia Phillies introduced Bryce Harper in early March, he said that he was excited to play with J.T. Realmuto, who he called “his favorite player in the game.”
Nearly a full season of playing with Realmuto hasn’t changed Harper’s opinion of the Phillies 28-year-old catcher.
After Realmuto threw out three would-be basestealers in the Phillies extra-inning victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates Monday evening, Harper weighed in on his teammate’s chances of winning the National League Gold Glove Award at catcher.
“If he doesn’t win the Gold Glove Award this year, then it’s an absolute joke,” Harper said to the collective media, including Matt Breen of The Philadelphia Inquirer.