Alec Bohm

Alec Bohm
Philadelphia Phillies
Third baseman
Born: (1996-08-03) August 3, 1996
Omaha, Nebraska
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Alec D. Bohm (born August 3, 1996) is a third baseman in the Philadelphia Phillies organization.

Career

Bohm attended Roncalli Catholic High School in Omaha, Nebraska.[1] He hit .533 as a senior and .526 as a junior.[2] In August 2015, he won the Connie Mack World Series Home Run Derby.[3] Bohm was not drafted out of high school and played college baseball at Wichita State University.

As a freshman at Wichita State in 2016, Bohm hit .303/346/.489 with six home runs and 30 runs batted in (RBI).[4][5] He followed his freshman season by playing Wilmington Sharks of the Coastal Plain League, hitting .330 with 11 home runs and 51 RBI.[6] As a sophomore in 2017, he hit .305/.385/.519 with 11 home runs and 40 RBI. After the season, he played for the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod League, where he hit .351 with 5 home runs and 28 RBI and played in the Cape Cod League All-Star Game.[7] In his junior season, Bohm .339/.436/.625 with 16 home runs and 14 doubles in 57 games en route to being named to the Baseball America first team All-America team.[8]

Bohm was drafted 3rd overall by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.[9] He signed with the team for a signing bonus of $5.85 million,[10] and made his professional debut with the Williamsport Crosscutters. He was placed on the disabled list on July 14 and was activated on August 20.[11] In 29 games for Williamsport, Bohm hit .224/314/.290 with 12 RBIs.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Omaha Roncalli grad Alec Bohm powers Wichita State past Nebraska baseball to open weekend series | Baseball". omaha.com. Retrieved 2018-04-07.
  2. ↑ "Roncalli grad and preseason All-American Alec Bohm living up to hype for Wichita State baseball | Local sports". omaha.com. Retrieved 2018-04-07.
  3. ↑ "CMWS 2015: D-BAT Elite's Alec Bohm wins 2015 home run derby". daily-times.com. Retrieved 2018-04-07.
  4. ↑ "Sizzling for Shockers, Roncalli grad Alec Bohm to get first taste of TD Ameritrade Park | Sports". omaha.com. Retrieved 2018-04-07.
  5. ↑ Luke O'Roark. "Sharks' Bohm excelling early – News – Wilmington Star News – Wilmington, NC". StarNews. Retrieved 2018-04-07.
  6. ↑ "Summer League Stats". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  7. ↑ Nelson, Josh (April 22, 2018). "MLB Draft Report: Alec Bohm". SoxMachine.com. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  8. ↑ Stephen, Eric (June 4, 2018). "Phillies draft Wichita State 3B Alec Bohm 3rd overall in the first round". www.sbnation.com. SBNation. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  9. ↑ "MLB.com 2018 Prospect Watch". MLB.com. Retrieved 2018-04-07.
  10. ↑ Todd, Jeff. "Phillies Agree To Terms With First-Round Pick Alec Bohm". MLB Trade Rumors.
  11. ↑ https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/phillies-alec-bohm-activated-from-minor-league-dl/
  12. ↑ "Alec Bohm Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
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