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Realmuto

There’s cause for concern here with Realmuto missing his second consecutive contest after exiting a game over the weekend with lower back tightness. Rafael Marchán will continue handling the catching duties for Philadelphia in his absence.

Realmuto was removed from Saturday’s game in the sixth inning with tightness in his lower back, and the 35-year-old will get at least one more day off for the series finale. Rafael Marchan will handle catching duties in Realmuto’s absence.

Realmuto was replaced by Rafael Marchan behind the plate. He’s again day-to-day after missing a couple of games with a foot contusion earlier this month.

Realmuto extended Philadelphia’s early lead with an RBI single in the second inning before adding additional run-scoring singles in the fifth and sixth innings. The 35-year-old veteran backstop has been playing through some lingering right foot soreness but it doesn’t seem to be impacting his performance at the plate.

Realmuto is back handling the catching duties following a brief one-game absence after fouling a ball off his right foot over the weekend. The 35-year-old is certainly playing through some bumps and bruises but has managed to avoid the injured list.

Realmuto again fouled a ball off of his already sore foot during Saturday’s contest, which is why he was held out of action on Sunday. He’s once again considered day-to-day, though fantasy managers should expect this foot problem to be an ongoing issue for a while.

Just an all-around tough day for Realmuto. He took a foul tip off his sore right foot, which he originally injured in similar fashion Tuesday before missing Wednesday’s game. He also had a throwing error on a steal, and his one ball in play was a weak grounder. We assume he’ll be back out there Sunday anyway, but if not, it’s probably because his foot remains an issue.

There was some real concern after Realmuto fouled a ball off his foot earlier this week, but he managed to avoid serious injury. The 35-year-old veteran backstop is hitting .241 (7-for-29) with one homer and one RBI in 10 games this season.

Realmuto missed Wednesday’s game after fouling a ball off of his right foot during Tuesday’s contest against the Giants. The 35-year-old backstop initially thought that he had broken his foot, so it’s pretty remarkable that he’s able to return to action after only a couple of days off. He’ll bat eighth against Diamondbacks’ right-hander Michael Soroka.

Realmuto will continue receiving treatment and should benefit from Thursday’s off-day after suffering a contusion when he fouled a ball off his right foot during Tuesday’s game in San Francisco. It’ll be a pain-tolerance issue that determines whether Realmuto is ready later this week. It’ll be Rafael Marchán handling the catching duties if he’s unable to go.