J.T. Realmuto

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Full Name:
 

Jacob Tyler Realmuto​

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Nicknames:

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Born:  
   

March 18, 1991 

Del City, Oklahoma

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Family:  

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Father: David
Mother: Margaret
Sisters: Ryan McMullen and Amanda (older)
Brother-in-law: Corky McMullen
Spouse: Alexis Reeves 
Uncle: John Smith

His father works at Tinker and his mother works at MTM Recognition.
His father played baseball at Southwest Missouri State.

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He married his wife on February 4, 2017, in Savannah, Georgia (Tybee Island).

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His sister Ryan mentored him as a catcher when he was young.

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Both of his sisters were also catchers and played in college. Ryan played at Oklahoma State; Amanda at Northwestern State.

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His uncle John Smith is Oklahoma State’s wrestling coach and a six-time world champ (including two-time Olympic gold medalist).

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Friends:  

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Former Marlins minor-league catching coordinator Tim Cossins was his mentor for 3 years and they stay in contact still.

School:  

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Carl Albert High School, Midwest City, Oklahoma
Mascot: Titans
Coach: Wayne Dozier

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Football coach: Gary Rose
Football teammates: Carl Albert, Kenton Whittington

He was quarterback in high school.

Committed to Oklahoma State but did not attend.

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Baseball Related:

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Scouted by Steve Taylor.

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2010 - Drafted by the Florida Marlins (104th overall) ($700,000 signing bonus).

2014 - June 5th - Major League debut with the Miami Marlins.

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Extra:

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Sample Heckles:

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Heckle him on twitter:

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@JTRealmuto

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