New Phillie J.T. Realmuto is so fast, he once hit an inside-the-park homer in his new ballpark
Throughout the offseason, the Phillies have reportedly been active in pursuing superstar free agents
On Thursday, it got even better: Philly made a big splash by acquiring Marlins catcher
Plus, the image of a catcher rounding the bases on an inside-the-park home run is not one fans are likely to forget quickly:
That wasn't Realmuto's first inside-the-park home run. He hit a remarkably similar inside-the-parker as a rookie in 2015:
It may seem surprising that Realmuto, a catcher, has two inside-the-park home runs to his name, but it shouldn't be. You see, he's fast -- and not just for a catcher, either. (By the way, that's Alfaro just to the left of Realmuto on that graph.)
JT Realmuto had a higher sprint speed than 25 center fielders and 54 left fielders last season. 😂
— Daren Willman (@darenw) February 7, 2019
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So, while anticipation continues to build around Harper and Machado, Phillies fans can already start to get properly excited for the 2019 season. They just landed the very fastest -- and best -- catcher in the game.