Phillies put Trea Turner and Alec Bohm on IL; Turner’s injury not season-ending

PHILADELPHIA — With three weeks to go in the season, the Phillies will need to navigate a key stretch without the left side of their infield. Star shortstop Trea Turner and third baseman Alec Bohm will be out for at least 10 days after the club placed both players on the injured list Monday.

Turner has a strained right hamstring and Bohm has a shoulder injury. The Phillies recalled utilityman Otto Kemp and infielder Donovan Walton to take their spots on the roster.

Now, a key question is how long it’ll take Turner to recover from a Grade 1 right hamstring strain. Phillies manager Rob Thomson said the club expects Turner back for the postseason; it’s possible Turner can return before the regular season ends.

Turner suffered the injury in the seventh inning of Sunday’s loss to the Marlins in Miami. The Phillies will hand shortstop to Edmundo Sosa in Turner’s absence.

However, no one can replace Turner, whose defensive improvements and offensive adjustments have made him one of the sport’s most valued players in 2025. Turner’s 6.6 WAR, according to FanGraphs, ranks fourth in the majors. His 179 hits are 21 more than anyone else in the National League. He is the only current qualified NL hitter batting above .300.

Bohm has a cyst in his shoulder that will need to be drained, according to team sources, and he’ll need to be treated with an injection. He should return in 10 days, Thomson said. Bohm is batting .272/.319/.384 on the season with only a .518 OPS over his last 15 games. He missed time earlier in the year with a left rib fracture.

The Phillies entered Monday with a four-game lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers for the NL’s second playoff seed, which comes with a first-round bye. If they secure that, they would not begin the postseason until Oct. 4. That would provide Turner with more than three weeks to recover.

He missed 11 days for the Washington Nationals in 2017 with a mild right hamstring strain and 44 days for the Phillies in 2024 with a more severe left hamstring strain. Those injuries came in April and May, respectively, hardly a pressure-filled time in the baseball calendar.

But, now, the clock is ticking.

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