Mets have spoken to Marlins about star catcher

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This would be an upgrade. A source told The Post’s Mike Puma that the Mets have spoken to the Marlins about catcher J.T. Realmuto. It would take a significant haul from the Mets to land Realmuto from the rebuilding Marlins. The 27-year-old has yet to play this season due to a back contusion, but is expected to return to Miami’s lineup next week. The Mets lost Travis d’Arnaud to a partially torn UCL that could require Tommy John surgery and, two days later, Kevin Plawecki to a hairline fracture in his hand. The timetable for both catchers is unclear after they went down this week. The Mets have called up rookie Tomas Nido, and veteran Jose Lobaton is expected to join the team soon. But neither

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