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J.T. Realmuto Makes Phillies History with All-Star Game Home Run

DENVER, COLORADO - JULY 13: National League All-Star J.T. Realmuto #10 of the Philadelphia Phillies hits a solo home run in the fifth inning against the American League team during the 91st MLB All-Star Game presented by Mastercard at Coors Field on July 13, 2021 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matt Dirksen/Colorado Rockies/Getty Images)

Philadelphia Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto just hit the first All-Star Game home run by a catcher in franchise history!

The National League wasn’t on the board nearly halfway through the 91st MLB All-Star Game, and it just wasn’t sitting right with a certain Phillies star.