Phillies' Don Mattingly steadfast on starting Alec Bohm amid slump

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One storyline that has followed the Philadelphia Phillies over the last few seasons has been the progress of their third baseman, Alec Bohm, or, in some cases, the lack thereof. The 29-year-old had a career-best year in 2024, being named to his only All-Star team as a result of his 2.8 WAR and a .280/.332/.448 statline with 15 home runs and 97 RBIs.

In the season that followed, the Phillies slugger would see a slowdown in offensive production, dropping to 59 RBIs across his 120 games, which would be a part of his WAR dropping to 1.5. While these numbers would drop in the regular season, Bohm was on top of things during his four appearances against the Los Angeles Dodgers, hitting with a .333 batting average, as well as showing discipline, walking a total of six times.

These numbers would give the Philadelphia faithful hope that their third baseman might be returning to his old self, the one that was seen in the mid-summer classic, but that hasn’t been the case so far.

Entering Tuesday night’s action, Bohm is slashing .156/.222/.207 with a single home run to his name. These numbers are among the lowest for Phillies players who have consistently appeared in the starting lineup.