After legging out a double against the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday, JT Realmuto now owns the longest hitting streak by any catcher in Philadelphia Phillies franchise history.
, failing to either score or drive in a run. Even after his double in the top of the sixth inning, he got thrown out at third on a fielder's choice.
Still, Realmuto did what he needed to do in order to extend his hitting streak to 17 games. In doing so, Realmuto broke the Phillies' record for longest hitting streak by a catcher in franchise history.J.T. Realmuto's hit streak has been extended to 17 games, the longest by a catcher in Phillies franchise history.Realmuto is batting .351 with a .912 OPS during his hitting streak, which dates back to May 4. Before that, he was batting .239 with a .692 OPS.
Realmuto is in the fourth season of the five-year, $115.5 million contract he signed with Philadelphia back in 2021 – the largest for a catcher in MLB history. The Phillies acquired Realmuto in a trade with the
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