J.T. Realmuto made history in the first inning of Game 1 of a doubleheader against the Washington Nationals Friday.
The Philadelphia Phillies’ catcher singled off of Erick Fedde in his first at-bat Friday, before stealing both second and third base.
While Realmuto was ultimately stranded on third base, he reached the 20 stolen base mark for the first time in his career. As Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer noted, Realmuto is now just the second catcher in MLB history to steal 20 bases and hit 20 home runs in a season. The only other one to ever do it was Iván “Pudge” Rodríguez, who homered 35 times and stole 25 bases in 1999, when he won the American League MVP.