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The Glorious Gigs of Garrett Stubbs, Phillies Backup Catcher and Hype Man

He is the one player on the roster who hasn’t played this postseason, yet he’s loving every second of what he calls “the best job in the entire world.”

Stubbs backs up, J.T. Realmuto, the best catcher in baseball. So instead of playing this postseason, he’s the team’s DJ and hype man.

Garrett Stubbs has either the best gig in baseball or the worst.

On the one hand, the Phillies’ backup catcher gets to work behind one of the most talented backstops in the game, J.T. Realmuto. On the other hand… this means that he almost never gets to play.