Phillies place All-Star 3rd baseman Alec Bohm in 10-day injured list with left hand strain

MIAMI (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies placed All-Star third baseman Alex Bohm on the 10-day injured list Friday because of a left hand strain.

Bohm hurt his hand while taking a swing in the Phillies’ game against the Atlanta Braves on Aug. 29. He remained with the club, hoping for a quick recovery. But Bohm didn’t heal sufficiently, forcing the Phillies to remove him from 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 worked on defensive drills and took dry swings as recently as Thursday, when the Phillies began a four-game series in Miami against the Marlins. With Bohm unable to progress to hitting a baseball, it was a telling sign that he couldn’t remain with the club.

“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 said he experienced similar discomfort in 2021 and he was forced to miss 16 days. He compares the pain to having his hand struck by a hammer.

“We’ll just do a lot of stuff to strength 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 breakout season helping the Phillies open an eight game lead in the NL East entering Friday. Bohm is hitting .290 and his 89 RBIs ties him with teammate Kyle Schwarber for fifth in the National League. He also was voted as the NL starting third baseman in this year’s All-Star Game.

“We want to make sure we’re taking our time and not rush him back,” Phillies manager Rob Thomson said. “It just wasn’t progressing as quickly as we thought. We’ll do the right thing and make sure he’s good to go.”

The Phillies recalled infielder Buddy Kennedy from Triple-A Lehigh Valley for Bohm’s spot on the roster. The move is retroactive to Tuesday.

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Philadelphia Phillies' Alec Bohm walks to the dugout after grounding out against Atlanta Braves pitcher Charlie Morton during the first inning of a baseball game, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Philadelphia Phillies' Alec Bohm reacts after flying out against Houston Astros pitcher Ronel Blanco during the third inning of a baseball game, Monday, Aug. 26, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Philadelphia Phillies third base Alec Bohm throws to first after fielding a ground out by Houston Astros' Jeremy Peña during the first inning of a baseball game, Monday, Aug. 26, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — All-Star outfielder Cody Bellinger was placed on the 10-day injured list Sunday with a left hamstring strain, a significant blow to a New York Yankees team already missing two big bats.

The Yankees recalled outfielder Spencer Jones from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre before Sunday night's game at Philadelphia to take Bellinger's spot on the roster.

Bellinger will have more tests Monday in New York. He said he woke up feeling similar to Saturday, but not well enough to avoid the injured list.

“Little tight,” Bellinger said. “I didn't wake up worse.”

He will stay out of cleats for at least four days and continue to do light jogging during that time, but there is no timeline for a return at this point.

“See how you feel, see how your body is recovering,” Bellinger said.

New York manager Aaron Boone sounded fairly optimistic about the injury.

“It's not something that seems terrible,” he said. “He's able to move around today. Just hope for something on the shorter side, but tough to know for sure.”

New York has been without slugger Aaron Judge since May 31 because of a fractured rib, and designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton is still out with a strained right calf that's sidelined him since April 24. The Yankees entered Sunday's game 2 1/2 games behind first-place Tampa Bay in the AL East.

Bellinger said he felt tightness in his hamstring while rounding first on a double in the eighth inning of the Yankees' 3-1 win over the Phillies on Saturday night. He waved off Boone and remained on base for the rest of the inning but walked slowly off the field and down the tunnel to the clubhouse after the third out.

Max Schuemann replaced Bellinger in left field in the bottom of the eighth.

Schuemann was set to start in left and bat seventh Sunday night.

“Just got to mix and match and piece it together,” Boone said. “We have capable guys. We're going out there expecting to win.”

Bellinger is hitting .259 with 11 homers and 53 RBIs in 102 games this season. He entered Saturday with 19 defensive runs saved, most in the majors, and was MVP of the All-Star Game on July 14 in Philadelphia.

Bellinger re-signed with the Yankees last winter for $162.5 million over five years and has been a key part of the offense. He was hitting .280 through mid-June before a slump dropped his batting average to .254 heading into the All-Star break. He hasn’t homered in a month.

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New York Yankees' Cody Bellinger singles to score Austin Wells during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Saturday, July 25, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)