PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies star shortstop Trea Turner is out with a strained right hamstring that could sideline him until the postseason.
Manager Rob Thomson said before Monday’s game against the New York Mets the MRI results were “better than expected” and that Turner’s injury wasn’t as severe as the strained left hamstring that sidelined him for six weeks last season.
Turner left Sunday’s 5-4 loss to the Miami Marlins in the seventh inning because of the injury.
Turner hit a solo homer in the sixth to narrow Philadelphia’s deficit to 4-2. When his turn came again in the seventh, Turner legged out a grounder and reached on a throwing error by Miami shortstop Otto López.
“It was just kind of grabbing on me. It didn’t feel good,” Turner said Sunday. “I felt if I could have kept going, I would have.”
The 32-year-old leads the National League in both batting average (.305) and hits (179) this season.
Without Turner at the top of lineup against the Mets, two-time NL MVP Bryce Harper was batting leadoff for the first time since 2022.
The Phillies also said 2024 All-Star third baseman Alec Bohm is expected to miss 10 days with a left shoulder injury.
“He’s been grinding with this left shoulder for a while now, fighting through it. It’s probably been 10 days,” Thomson said. “He could feel it every once in a while in a swing. Yesterday he felt it on every swing, so we decided to shut this thing down.”
The Phillies recalled infielder/outfielder Otto Kemp and infielder Donovan Walton from Triple-A Lehigh Valley to fill Turner’s and Bohm’s spots on the roster.
Kemp was starting at third base against the Mets.
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