The Philadelphia Phillies put All-Star third baseman Alec Bohm on the 10-day injured list Friday due to a strain in his left hand.
Bohm injured his hand while swinging during the Phillies’ game against the Atlanta Braves on August 29. He stayed with the team, hoping to recover quickly. However, since he didn’t heal as expected, the Phillies had to take him off the active roster.
“It was up to them as long as they wanted to be without an extra man on the bench. I don’t want to be hurting everybody not being able to play,” Bohm said Friday. “We’re light a man on the bench and God forbid something crazy happens and we’re out of guys.”
Bohm practiced defensive drills and took dry swings as recently as Thursday when the Phillies started a four-game series in Miami against the Marlins. Since Bohm couldn’t progress to hitting a baseball, it became clear he couldn’t stay with the team.
“It’s pretty useless at that point until I can hit,” Bohm said. “It kind of got to a point where I wasn’t able to swing.”
Bohm mentioned he had similar pain in 2021 and missed 16 days. He describes the pain as feeling like his hand was hit by a hammer.
“We’ll just do a lot of stuff to strengthen it and do what we can without pain,” Bohm said. “Let it kind of rest and heal and be ready when it’s ready.”
Before his injury, the 28-year-old Bohm was having a great season, helping the Phillies build an eight-game lead in the NL East as of Friday.
Bohm is hitting .290, and his 89 RBIs tie him with teammate Kyle Schwarber for fifth in the National League. He was also selected as the NL starting third baseman for this year’s All-Star Game.
