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Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm had a fascinating start to the 2026 MLB season.
On one hand, Bohm hit an opposite-field, three-run home run that proved to be the winning margin in Philadelphia’s 5-3 victory over the Texas Rangers. On the other hand, news emerged that Bohm had filed a lawsuit on Wednesday in a Philadelphia court that went after his own parents, Daniel and Lisa Bohm, for misappropriating funds that they were meant to be managing for him.
And the lawsuit comes at an extremely important time for Bohm.
Alec Bohm Makes Major Allegations Against His Parents
According to the suit, Bohm was reviewing his finances when he discovered that his parents sought to “freeze” him out of four accounts, which they established as limited liability companies. He also now believes that they “converted a sizeable amount” of his money from those accounts “to their own use,” according to the lawsuit.
Bohm’s parents fervently deny the allegations and said they are “deeply saddened by the allegations” and will aggressively defend themselves, per their lawyer.
“Mr. and Mrs. Bohm love their son very much and have always acted in his best interests, both personally and professionally, and still do so to this day,” lawyer Robert Eckard said.
Both parties say the first of the accounts was opened in 2019, one year after Bohm went third overall in the 2018 MLB Draft. His parents told him that they assigned themselves a 10 percent stake, strictly for administration purposes, and that Bohm was the “true” owner of all of the LLC’s assets, the lawsuit alleges.
He’s now seeking at least $3 million in damages, as well as for them to hand over control of the accounts, and hire an accountant to track every dollar they transferred from Bohm’s personal accounts to the accounts they controlled.
Alec Bohm Is In For A Big Pay Day
Over the course of his career, Bohm has made $27.7 million per Spotrac. This year is his final year of arbitration eligibility, and he’s making $10.2 million from the Phillies before hitting unrestricted free agency in the offseason.
The 2024 MLB All-Star has a career OPS+ of 104 and isn’t much of a power hitter for his position. But he’s in line to receive the first big, multi-year contract of his career.
Presuming there’s no work stoppage, Bohm projects to receive a deal in the 3-4 year range that is worth somewhere between $12-$16 million a year, depending on how he plays in 2026.
If he continues his hot start, he’s likely looking at the higher end of that range. Which is what makes sorting his money out now so important, and why he just may have decided now was the right time to file suit against his parents.