Daily News | Phillies’ J.T. Realmuto wins NL Gold Glove Award
Realmuto won the Gold Glove Award as the best defensive catcher in the National League, Rawlings Sporting Goods and Major League Baseball announced Tuesday before he led theIt marks Realmuto’s second Gold Glove and the fifth time that a Phillies catcher has brought home the award. Bob Boone won the Gold Glove in 1978 and 1979, while Mike Lieberthal was the winner in 1999.The Phillies’ J.T.
Realmuto, 31, caught 1,131⅔ innings in the regular season, 127⅔ — or the equivalent of 14 games — more than any other major league catcher. Entering Tuesday night, he also had caught every inning of the postseason, bringing his total to 1,246⅔ innings. “To see what he’s done this year behind the plate, obviously one of the most athletic, in my opinion, if not the most [athletic] in the major leagues,” Aaron Nola said. “He helps me out a lot. I’m not the quickest to the plate, and he gets that ball down to second pretty quick.”
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