Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto has fracture in right thumb

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J.T. Realmuto flashed a slight smile and shared encouraging words for fans reeling from news about Carson Wentz’s trade and his thumb injury.

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J.T. Realmuto flashed a slight smile and shared encouraging words for fans reeling from news about Carson Wentz’s trade and his thumb injury.

“Hang in there,” Realmuto said. “I can’t speak too much on the Carson situation but I’m not very worried about my thumb, so if I was a Phillies fan, I wouldn’t be too worried.”

The Philadelphia Phillies’ two-time All-Star catcher found out Thursday that he has a small fracture in his right thumb and will be evaluated again in two weeks.

FILE - Philadelphia Phillies' J.T. Realmuto follows through after hitting a two-run home run off Atlanta Braves pitcher Robbie Erlin during the fourth inning of a baseball game in Philadelphia, in this Monday, Aug. 10, 2020, file photo. The Philadelphia Phillies and two-time All-Star catcher J.T. Realmuto agreed on a $115.5 million, five-year contract, two people familiar with the deal told The Associated Press. Both people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, because Realmuto’s deal was pending a successful physical.(AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
FILE - Philadelphia Phillies' J.T. Realmuto follows through after hitting a two-run home run off Atlanta Braves pitcher Robbie Erlin during the fourth inning of a baseball game in Philadelphia, in this Monday, Aug. 10, 2020, file photo. The Philadelphia Phillies and two-time All-Star catcher J.T. Realmuto agreed on a $115.5 million, five-year contract, two people familiar with the deal told The Associated Press. Both people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, because Realmuto’s deal was pending a successful physical.(AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

Realmuto was injured while blocking a pitch six days ago. He practiced on the first day of spring training Wednesday but an MRI later revealed the break.

Realmuto said he’s confident he’ll be ready for the season opener on April 1 but wants to make sure his thumb has healed.

“I feel pretty confident that after the two weeks it will be healed because it already feels quite a bit better than the day it happened,” he said. “It’s definitely going to heal on its own and I’m confident I’ll be back by opening day.”

Realmuto’s hand will be immobilized, but it’s possible he’ll still catch pitchers during bullpen sessions.

“I can still do everything else baseball activity-wise, other than throw and also hitting,” Realmuto said. “I’m not going to hit for a while. But I can stretch with the team. I can do conditioning with the team. I’ll be there for the bullpens and be able to catch those and be able to work with the pitchers and still have those conversations and be able to catch the new guys that I haven’t seen yet. I just won’t be able to throw the ball back. I’ll just flip it to somebody, and they’ll throw it back for me.”

Realmuto signed a $115.5 million, five-year contract last month.

The Phillies already added catcher Jeff Mathis to join Andrew Knapp and Rafael Marchan their catchers.

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