Catchers throughout baseball will have nightmares about this. Phillies backstop J.T. Realmuto took a 94-mph foul ball off Bo Bichettes bat directly to the groin, and he fell to the ground in agony during the ninth inning of Wednesdays Wilson Chandler Jersey 2-1 walk-off lo s to the Blue Jays. Realmuto eventually struggled to his feet and walked it off, though he was removed from the game and replaced by backup Rafael Marchan. Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto is helped off the field after being injured. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect Umpire Paul Clemons attempted to give Realmuto as much time as po sible, as he stood up and slowly to sed the ball back to pitcher Jordan Romano. The injury happened during the first at-bat of the bottom of the ninth, and Romano retired Bichette once play resumed before the Blue Jays mounted the game-winning rally. Phillies manager Rob Thomson said after the game that Realmuto was being checked on by doctors. Explore More Its a pretty good one, Thomson said, per the A sociated Pre s. He said hes had worse, but well see. Well check him out tomorrow. The Phillies starting pitcher Wednesday, highly touted prospect Mick Abel, felt for his battery mate. Here is the play where JT Realmuto got hurt, it is very disturbing Philly sports complex (@philly_complex) Realmuto was in pain after taking a foul tip to the groin. AP Thats something you never want to see, Abelsaid. I dont really know how it feels, but I can imagine its extremely painful. Romano, who suffered the lo s after he gave up a game-ending hit to Alejandro Kirk, said Realmutos reaction showed how much it mustve hurt. Realmuto was removed from the game. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect J.T. is a tough guy, Romano said. Seeing him go down like that, obviously, it had to hurt pretty good. Just hope hes all right. Realmuto has been struggling this season, hitting just .226, the worst mark of his MLB career. He went 1-for-3 Wednesday night. The Phillies (37-24) and Blue Jays finish their three-game set Thursday afternoon, and Philadelphia is 1 1/2 games behind the Mets in the NL East. Derrick Coleman Jersey