The Philadelphia Phillies placed catcher J.T. Realmuto on the 10-day injured list on Tuesday and said he will need surgery to remove cartilage in his right knee and repair a slightly torn meniscus in the knee.
The team said Realmuto will undergo a right knee meniscectomy on Wednesday. President of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski told reporters Tuesday he expects Realmuto will miss “about a month” recovering from the surgery.
Realmuto hit .261 while helping Philadelphia open a nine-game lead in the NL East. His seven homers was tied for most among all NL catchers, and his 17-game hitting streak last month was the longest for a Phillies catcher in baseball’s modern era.
To fill his spot on the roster, the Phillies recalled catcher Rafael Marchán from Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Marchán, 25, was the extra player activated for the London Series against the New York Mets last weekend, but he did not appear in either game.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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