Father Time comes for us all. No matter how much we try and get away from him, keeping our bodies in tip top shape, eating the proper way a person is supposed to, one cannot outrun getting older. It happens to us all and when it does, it’s painful. For those watching athletes, seeing them age and get juuuuuuust a little bit worse each season can be something that we don’t want to admit.
J.T. Realmuto has gotten older and had seen his numbers fall to levels he (and the fanbase) were not used to. When the calendar fell away and changed to the month of June, there was legitimate concern about his place in the lineup.