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PHILADELPHIA -- J.T. Realmuto is back to being the usual all-around threat he’s been for the past decade.

He's commanding one of the best starting rotations in Major League Baseball. He leads all catchers in pop time behind the plate. He's seamlessly adjusted to catching flamethrowing closer Jhoan Duran on the fly.

And Realmuto has not just put his slow start offensively behind him, but he's been one of the hottest hitters across the Majors for nearly three months now.

Through the end of May, Realmuto was hitting just .222 with a .361 slugging percentage. Those marks both ranked last on the team among the eight players w

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