TORONTO (AP) — Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto left Wednesday’s game at Toronto in the bottom of the ninth inning after being hit in the area of his protective cup by Bo Bichette’s foul tip.

“He’s getting checked by the doctor right now,” manager Rob Thomson said of Realmuto after the Phillies lost 2-1 on Alejandro Kirk’s game-ending hit . “It’s a pretty good one. He said he’s had worse but we’ll see. We’ll check him out tomorrow.”

Realmuto immediately fell forward and stayed down for a few minutes after being struck on the second pitch of the inning.

“That’s something you never want to see,” Phillies pitcher Mick Abel said. “I don’t really know how it feels but I can imagine it’s extremely painful.”

Thomson said Realmuto did not leave the stadium to receive medical attention. The thr

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