An IL stint was certainly on the horizon for Trea Turner after he left Sunday’s contest in Miami with a hamstring injury, but losing Alec Bohm to the injured list was unexpected.
Turner, who was as hot as anyone, has a Grade 1 right hamstring strain. The expected recovery time is unclear, but the Phillies are hopeful he will be back for October and potentially before.
Phillies shortstop Trea Turner exited in the seventh inning Sunday afternoon against the Marlins with a strained hamstring.
“It was better than what we’d expected,” manager Rob Thomson said pregame Monday.
The Phils’ shortstop experienced a hamstring injury last season, too. Turner spent 43 days on the IL and was clearly not the same player when he came back. After returning, he stole just nine bases over 88 games to finish the year.
Hamstrings are tricky and easily re-aggravated, which creates some uncertainty for Turner and the Phillies. This injury comes at the wrong time for Turner, who over his last 30 games was slashing .389/.433/.603 in 131 at-bats.
His defense has also made strides. Among shortstops with at least 500 plate appearances and 50 percent of games played at the position, Turner ranks fourth in MLB with 16 Outs Above Average. He’s been extremely valuable, ranking second in fWAR at 6.6.
Thomson said that he had noticed his veteran was working through something recently.
“I just felt [he was] a little banged up,” Thomson said. “There was nothing specific. It was just so I wanted to give him a day off from the turf. So we did, and then it happened.”
The Phillies skipper will keep his options open at shortstop, listing Edmundo Sosa as the top choice with Bryson Stott, recently promoted Donavan Walton and Weston Wilson also in the mix.
As for Bohm, he landed on the IL with a left shoulder injury.
“With Bohmer, he’s been grinding with this left shoulder for a while now, been fighting through it,” Thomson said. “It’s probably been 10 days. … So we decided to shut this thing down. We expect [him] maybe back in 10 days.”
Sep 4, 2025; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm (28) hits a triple against the Milwaukee Brewers in the seventh inning at American Family Field. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-Imagn Images
It marks his second IL stint in the last two months. In July, Bohm suffered a fractured rib and missed nearly a month. Since returning, he has posted a .648 OPS…