J.T. Realmuto

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J.T. Realmuto: A Brief Biography

Jacob Tyler Realmuto
Jacob Tyler Realmuto


Jacob Tyler Realmuto is a baseball player hailing from America. He is now a catcher for the Philadelphia Phillies in Major League Baseball (MLB). In the past, he also had played for the Miami Marlins in the MLB.


He was born on March 18, 1991 in Del City, Oklahoma, United States. He started playing baseball during his high school years. His arrival in the MLB happened with the Miami Marlins on June 5, 2014. He has developed himself as one of the best baseball players of recent times. He has become a 3-time MLB All-Star player in 2018, 2019 and 2021. Furthermore, he also won Gold Glove Award twice and the Silver Slugger Award thrice in his career so far. He also hit for the cycle on June 12, 2023.


He has 154 home runs, 94 stolen bases and a batting average of .273, J.T. Realmuto has turned himself into an important part of the Philadelphia Phillies. Besides playing in the MLB, J.T. Realmuto has also represented team United States at the World Baseball Classic in 2023. He won a silver medal for his efforts.


J.T. Realmuto Personal Information


NameJacob Tyler Realmuto
Age32 years
DOBMarch 18, 1991
NationalityAmerican
Mother NameDavid Realmuto
Father nameMargaret Realmuto
ProfessionBaseball Player
Net Worth$4.68 million
Height6’1”
Weight212 lbs
EducationCarl Albert High School.
Relationship StatusMarried to Alexis. T. Realmuto


J.T. Realmuto’s Early Life

J.T. Realmuto was born and grew up in Del City, Oklahoma, United States. During his early years, he played baseball in Little League Baseball. As a child, he was also an athlete of multiple sports because he participated in baseball, wrestling, basketball and gridiron football.


In his school years at Carl Albert High School, he played baseball as a shortstop, basketball as a power forward as well as football as a quarterback. He helped his high school baseball and football teams win the State Championships. He is notable for achieving 119 RBI in 42 games in a season as a senior in 2010. Furthermore, he had also scored 21 home runs and 22 doubles and had a batting average of .595 in that season. For his excellent skills in baseball, he was regarded as the National Player of the year by American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA). He also received scholarships for being the top male high school scholar and athlete in Oklahoma City area at the time.


J.T. Realmuto’s Personal Life

In his personal life, J.T. Realmuto is an Italian-American as his father is Italian by descent. He is also married to Alexis. T. Realmuto and the couple have four children together. They live in New Jersey during the MLB season and in Oklahoma during the offseason.

J.T. Realmuto and Bryce Harper are very good and close friends. Both of them were initially rivals but had great admiration for each other. Similarly, he is also good friends with Christian Yelich of the Milwaukee Brewers. Both of them were previously teammates in the Miami Marlins. He is also a Phillies representative of the Home Plate Project by country singer Garth Brooks. As a representative, he helps them in their battle against hunger.


Besides these, not much is available about the personal life of J.T. Realmuto.


J.T. Realmuto’s Family Background

J.T. Realmuto comes from an athletic family. His family consists of his father David Realmuto, his mother Margaret Realmuto and his two older sisters Ryan Realmuto and Amanda Realmuto.


J.T. Realmuto’s father is David Realmuto. He is a former athlete like his son. He used to play college baseball for the Missouri State Bears baseball team representing Missouri State University. Furthermore, he was also a coach for his two older daughters. Resultantly, he did not get to spend much time with his youngest son.


Margaret Realmuto is the mother of J.T. Realmuto. She is the one who is responsible for his development into a baseball player. Since his father was coaching his older sisters. She used to take him to Little League baseball games and other sports that he played as a child. She was the one who took great care of him as a child. As a result, Mother’s Day is very special to Realmuto as it makes him remember all the special moments he spent with his mother as a child. Nevertheless, both her and his father was present the day he made his MLB debut. J.T. Realmuto considers it to be very special that he was able to share his debut in the MLB with his parents, especially his mother.


J.T. Realmuto’s two older sisters Ryan Realmuto and Amanda Realmuto are also former college athletes. Ryan Realmuto played college softball for the Oklahoma State Cowgirls representing the Oklahoma State University. Amanda Realmuto on the other hand played college softball for the Northwestern State Lady Demons representing the Northwestern State University. Apart from this, other information is not available regarding them.


J.T. Realmuto also has an uncle named John Smith who is a wrestler and a 2-time Olympic gold medalist.


J.T. Realmuto’s Wife


J.T. Realmuto with his wife Alexis. T. Realmuto, Source:- Instagram, @ltrealmuto
J.T. Realmuto with his wife Alexis. T. Realmuto, Source:- Instagram, @ltrealmuto

J.T. Realmuto is married to his wife Alexis. T. Realmuto. She was born as Alexis Taylor in October 1989 in the United States. As per some online sources, she was formerly a model and also promoted a club in Miami, Florida, United States. She has also danced for the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL. She has also formerly worked as an Instagram influencer under the name Lexi Realmuto.


She met her future husband J.T. Realmuto who was a rookie in the MLB. They eventually got into a romantic relationship with each other. After dating each other for a long time, the couple finally married in 2017. They often go on long dates and have visited many locations together.


J.T. Realmuto and his wife have been living a very happy life together. The couple have now expanded their family to 5 members with 4 children of their own.


Alexis. T. Realmuto is quite active on social media. She is available on Instagram as @ltrealmuto and has 20.8K followers on her account. She posts pictures about her personal and family life on this account. She is also available on X as @honestly_lexi and has 699 followers on her account. She tweets various posts related to her husband’s team and general baseball information on this account.


J.T. Realmuto’s Children

J.T. Realmuto with his wife and children, Source:- Instagram, @ltrealmuto
J.T. Realmuto with his wife and children, Source:- Instagram, @ltrealmuto

J.T. Realmuto and his wife Alexis Taylor Realmuto have four children together. Their first child a daughter, arrived in 2018. Her name is Gracie Lane Realmuto and she is around 5 years old now. Their second child, another daughter was born in July 2019. Her name is Willa Mae Realmuto and her age is 4 years presently.


In November 2021, the couple extended their family again with the arrival of their third child, a son. His name is Cash Taylor and his age is presently 1 year old. The couple had their fourth child, another son in March 2023. His name is Zane Tyler Realmuto and he should be around 8 months old now.


J.T. Realmuto’s Social Media

J.T. Realmuto is very active on social media. His Instagram account is called @jt_realmuto and it has 178K followers on this account. Here he posts images from his baseball career and from his personal life spent with his wife as well.


J.T. Realmuto is also available on X as @JTRealmuto and has 30.4 K followers on his account. He tweets posts related to baseball as well as his other activities in this account. Nevertheless, it seems that he had not used this account for a long time because the last tweet he made was in 2021.


Besides these, he is not present on any other social media platforms till now


J.T. Realmuto’s Net Worth

J.T. Realmuto has gathered a net worth of around $4.68 million in 2023. This net worth is mainly from his skills as a baseball player that he has showcased with the teams like that of the Miami Marlins and the Philadelphia Phillies. Here is a summary of his net worth in the past year presented in a table format.


YearNet Worth
2023 $4.68 million
2022$4.22 million
2021$3.75 million
2020$3.28 million


Source:- peopleai.com


J.T. Realmuto’s net worth will keep on increasing as his baseball journey continues.


J.T. Realmuto Brand Ambassador

J.T. Realmuto has not been the brand ambassador for any brands yet. Nevertheless, he has endorsed several brands in his career till now. He has worked with Nike because he uses their clothing and other sports apparel during his games. Furthermore, he has also endorsed Rawlings because he uses the gloves made by the brand during his baseball games.


Besides this, J.T. Realmuto has also endorsed Pennie, the marketplace covering the health aspects in Pennsylvania. He uses their services to ensure that he and his family’s health remains alright. Finally, he has worked with The Futures App which helps people to learn about some of the best baseball players in recent times including himself.


J.T. Realmuto’s Investments

J.T. Realmuto is an investor in The Futures App. This is an app for the baseball players of the next generation. It allows up and coming baseball players to learn about the game from some of the best in the business right now.


The professional players who impart baseball lessons through this app include J.T. Realmuto himself, Pete Alonso, Christian Yelich, Willy Adames, Will Smith, Jack Flaherty and Corbin Burnes. They supply lessons that are easy to follow and practice, special workouts and other facilities for the youngsters. The app is also open to baseball coaches who want to join the team.


J.T. Realmuto’s Career Stats

J.T. Realmuto has emerged as one of the best and respected baseball players in the present times. His dedication and hard work can be easily seen in how much effort he gives to every game. He has managed to develop quite the career statistics for himself. This is a look at his career statistics till now in a table format (as of 2023).


Stats Regular Season Postseason
At-Bats 416865
Runs 589 11
Hits 113614
Home Runs 1543
Runs Batted In 578 6
Stolen Bases 94 0
Batting Average .273.215
On-base Percentage .330 .292
On-base Plus Slugging .786.661


Source:- mlb.com

J.T. Realmuto’s career statistics will keep changing as he takes his baseball career towards the future.


J.T. Realmuto’s Achievements

J.T. Realmuto has achieved a lot over the years as a baseball player. His years of playing for the Miami Marlins and the Philadelphia Phillies have helped him to gain a lot of accolades on the field. This is a list of the achievements he has made in a table format.


Year Achievements
2015 Miami Marlins Rookie of the Year.
2017 Miami Marlins Jeff Conine Award, MLBPAA Marlins Heart & Hustle Award.
2018 MLBPAA Marlins Heart & Hustle Award, 1st Silver Slugger Award. 1st All-Star Game appearance.
2019 2nd All-Star Game appearance, 2nd Silver Slugger Award, 1st Gold Glove Award, 1st time member of the All-MLB First Team, MLBPAA Phillies Heart & Hustle Award.
2020 Member of the All-MLB Second Team
2021 3rd All-Star Game appearance.
2022 3rd Silver Slugger Award, 2nd Gold Glove Award, 2nd time member of the All-MLB First Team
2023 Hit for the cycle on June 12


J.T. Realmuto Contract

J.T. Realmuto’s present contract as per Spotrac is a 5-year $115.5 million contract that he signed with the Philadelphia Phillies on January 26, 2021. According to this contract, the team has guaranteed him $115,500,000 with an annual average salary of $23,100,000.


According to this contract, J.T.Realmuto will be earning a base salary of $23,875,000 and will have a total salary of $23,875,000. This contract was the highest for a catcher when he and the team signed the contract. J.T. Realmuto will become an unrestricted free agent in 2026.


J.T. Realmuto’s Diet

J.T. Realmuto has not revealed about any particular type of diet that he follows for staying in shape. However, he loves cheesesteaks and cheese curds. During his time with the Miami Marlins, he visited Chipotle along with his friend Christian Yelich for their Mexican food.


Nevertheless, J.T. Realmuto mainly focuses on workouts to keep him in shape for his games.


J.T. Realmuto’s House

J.T. Realmuto now owns two houses. During the regular season of MLB, he lives with his family in a house at Haddonfield, New Jersey, United States. This house was purchased by his wife Alexis. T. Realmuto. Unfortunately, not much else is known about the house.


J.T. Realmuto now owns another house in Choctaw, Oklahoma, United States. This house is located in a suburb that is east of Oklahoma City. This house is built on a half-acre of land. The house is built out of custom woodwork, bonus rooms upstairs and a back patio that is covered. J.T. Realmuto bought this house for a price of $399,000 in 2016 and believes it to be a rare find for him.


J.T. Realmuto Cars

J.T. Realmuto now owns two cars as per some online sources. The first is a Chevrolet Equinox AWD and the second one is a Chevrolet Silverado High Country. He bought both of these cars from Armen Chevrolet located in Pennsylvania. Unfortunately, not other information is available about these cars.

FAQs

A. J.T. Realmuto’s age is 32 years.

A. J.T. Realmuto now represents the Philadelphia Phillies in the Major League Baseball. He has also represented the Miami Marlins in the past in the MLB. 

A. J.T. Realmuto has scored 154 home runs in the regular season and 3 home runs in the postseason till now.

A. J.T. Realmuto’s present net worth is around $4.68 million.

A. Alexis. T. Realmuto is the wife of J.T. Realmuto.

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