⚾ Phillies catch J.T. Realmuto gave his reasoning for being unvaccinated for COVID. 'I wasn't going to take it just because I was told to, basically.' 'For a little bit of money, it's not worth it.'
Neither player is vaccinated and neither regrets it.Realmuto was a little more expansive on the topic.
"I'm a healthy 31-year-old professional athlete and I just didn't feel I needed to get it," he said."I had COVID a couple of times, super-mild symptoms, back when it first came out. When it came time to decide whether I needed the vaccine or not, I talked with doctors I knew and I told them my story and decided I didn't think I needed it.Realmuto, Nola, Alec Bohm and Kyle Gibson are also unvaccinated.
"What's money when I'm not going to let Canada tell me what I do and don't put in my body?" Realmuto said."For a little bit of money, it's not worth it." It was a busy start to the week for the Phillies. They lose the series finale to the Cardinals as both teams take a pair of games in the four-game series. Before the game, Dave Dombrowski announced that Kyle Gibson, Aaron Nola, Alec Bohm, and J.T. Realmuto will be placed on the restricted list and won't be allowed to make the trip to Toronto based on their decision to not get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Backup catcher Garrett Stubbs is expected to start in Toronto on Tuesday night while Realmuto, Nola and Gibson head to Miami, where the Phillies will play Friday night. Realmuto, who played in Miami before arriving in Philadelphia, has arranged for workouts at a baseball facility in the area.was pretty vocal about that"It's an extremely unfortunate situation," Realmuto said.
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