Phillies' Alec Bohm lands on injured list more than a week after initially hurting hand on swing

The Phillies are not rushing Bohm back after he was hurt on Aug. 29

By R.J. Anderson Sep 6, 2024 at 3:33 pm ET• 1 min read

The Philadelphia Phillies announced on Friday that they had placed third baseman Alec Bohm on the injured list with a left hand strain. In a corresponding move, the Phillies recalled infielder Buddy Kennedy from Triple-A Lehigh Valley.

Bohm's deactivation comes more than a week after he suffered the injury on a swing during a game against the Atlanta Braves. He initially remained in that game, but was removed before taking another at-bat. Earlier this week the Phillies had expressed optimism that he would be able to avoid the injured list. Even then, though, Phillies manager Rob Thomson noted that they were taking the matter seriously.

"It's getting better but it's not getting better as quickly as we'd thought," Thomson said at the time. "We just want to make sure we knock this thing out because I'm always afraid with foot injuries, hand injuries, it affects peoples swings and then you get into bad habits and lose some confidence."