Neither the Phillies nor Realmuto believed there was a need to undergo diagnostic testing after his knee flared up while legging out a triple in the rain on May 4 at home. It didn’t bother him for a few days before the soreness returned last weekend in Miami.
Realmuto does play more than any catcher in the majors. He started 130 games in each of the last two seasons and started 34 of the first 39 games this season.
Will the Phillies have to scale back his workload when he returns?
“It all depends on how he feels,” Thomson said, “and sometimes you’ve got to take it away from him just to protect him.”
