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Philadelphia Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto — one of several players on the squad barred from crossing the border into Canada to play against the Toronto Blue Jays this week because he’s unvaccinated against COVID-19 — was defiant about the restriction placed upon him.
“I’m not gonna let Canada tell me what I do and don’t put in my body,” Realmuto told a reporter during a locker room interview about the subject. What are the details?
Along with Realmuto, Phillies starting pitcher Aaron Nola, third baseman Alec Bohm, and starting pitcher Kyle Gibson are unvaccinated and didn’t make the trip to Toronto, WCAU-TV reported . The Phillies lost Tuesday night to the Blue Jays 4-3 in the first of two games up north.
The station said players on this particular restricted list don’t get paid, and Realmuto is forfeiting more than $262,000. But the money isn’t what’s on the catcher’s mind.
“For a little bit of money, it’s not worth it,” he told a reporter.
Realmuto also explained his reasoning for not getting jabbed.
“I’m a healthy 31-year-old professional athlete, and I just didn’t feel a need to get [the vaccine],” he said. “I’ve had COVID a couple of times [with] super-mild symptoms back when it first came out, and when it came time to decide whether I needed the vaccine or not, I talked with doctors that I knew, and I told them my story and just really decided I didn’t think I needed it. I wasn’t gonna take it just ’cause I was told to, basically.” u201cJ.T. Realmuto on not being able to join the Phillies in Toronto due to his vaccination status:u201d — NBC Sports Philadelphia (@NBC Sports Philadelphia) 1657593974 “It’s an extremely unfortunate situation,” Realmuto added. “Obviously, my teammates know how I feel about them, and how bad I want to […]
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