Alec Bohm's terrible start to 2026 is worst in Phillies history since 1920
The Phillies have never seen a hitter get off to such a bad start in the live ball era.
Alec Bohm's terrible start to 2026 is worst in Phillies history since 1920 originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Philadelphia Phillies are one of the longest tenured franchises in Major League Baseball, and there's plenty of interesting history associated with the team.
And since the live ball era began in 1920, there are plenty of fascinating statistics that are noteworthy. But not all of the history is a good thing. Alec Bohm is experiencing that this season.
As Todd Zolecki of MLB. com shared, Bohm's terrible start to the 2026 season is the worst from a hitter through the first 23 games of a season the Phillies franchise has ever seen in the live ball era. Alec Bohm is off to worst start in live-ball era Phillies history "Alec Bohm went 0 for 3 tonight.
His . 384 OPS is the lowest in the Phillies' first 23 games (minimum 75 plate appearances) in the live ball era (since 1920)," Zolecki shared. This start to the season for Bohm has been absolutely terrible.