The catcher requested a trade in the wake of the team's latest payroll purge, a person familiar with the situation said Monday. The person confirmed Realmuto's request to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the Marlins didn't comment. ​The person said Realmuto's agent told the Marlins a trade would make sense for the rebuilding team because of his high market value. This month the Marlins have traded major league home run champion Giancarlo Stanton, all-star left-fielder Marcell Ozuna and major league stolen base champ Dee Gordon. More cost-cutting trades are expected from the Marlins this off-season, with centre-fielder Christian Yelich among the candidates to be dealt.

Source: CBC News December 18, 2017 19:47 UTC