Third baseman Alec Bohm is again with the Philadelphia Phillies as they proceed closing in on the Nationwide League East title for 2024.
Bohm has been sidelined since Aug. 29 with a wrist damage he suffered whereas swinging the bat in opposition to the Atlanta Braves. The Phillies did not make a roster transfer involving Bohm till Sept. 6 as they held out hope he’d be capable to keep away from the injured record. That turned out to not be the case, however as of Sunday Bohm is again from his minor-league rehab task, on the energetic roster, and in Rob Thomson’s lineup. To make room for Bohm on the expanded 28-man September roster, the membership designated catcher Aramis Garcia for task.
Bohm’s return is a vital one for the Phillies. In his breakout 2024 season, the 28-year-old Bohm has put up a slash line of .290/.343/.462 (124 OPS+) with 13 dwelling runs in 131 video games. Regardless of the missed time, Bohm’s 44 doubles nonetheless lead the NL. He is backed up the top-line manufacturing with some sturdy quality-of-contact indicators this season. He is been missed, as Phillies third basemen not named Bohm this season have mixed to hit .202/.280/.345.
Bohm will likely be batting fifth in Sunday’s sequence finale with the New York Mets. The Phillies carry into that contest an eight-game lead within the NL East. That, in fact, is a really sizeable lead given the late hour of the common season, and as such the Phillies will virtually actually quickly clinch their first division title since 2011. Whereas Philly has been a playoff common in recent times and claimed the pennant in 2022, this qualifies as a shock. That is as a result of the Atlanta Braves have gained the final six NL East titles and, with a largely intact roster, had been coming off a 104-win marketing campaign in 2023. Nevertheless, accidents have waylaid the Braves this season, and the Phillies have seized their alternative. With Bohm again within the fold, the flag and fairly presumably a first-round bye await.
