J.T. Realmuto donned a Philadelphia Phillies P – well, sort of – during Tuesday night’s MLB All-Star Game. With the first-half of his first season with the Phillies in the books, the 28-year-old catcher feels like he’s found a long-term home.
Realmuto, who the Phillies acquired from the division-rival Miami Marlins in February, can become a free-agent after the 2020 season. He said Tuesday that he feels good enough about the culture with the Phillies that he would have interest in signing a long-term contract.
“Everything I’ve experienced in Philadelphia has been awesome, so I wouldn’t be opposed to spending the rest of my career there,” Realmuto told the collective media, including Matt Breen of The Philadelphia Inquirer.