Alec Bohm now has one less distraction hanging over him.
The Phillies infielder has settled the lawsuit he filed against his parents, Daniel and Lisa Bohm, ending a messy off-field situation that had shadowed his 2026 season. The case had been filed on March 25, just before the regular season opened, and centered on accusations of financial mismanagement. According to Charlotte Varnes of The Athletic, the suit “alleged Daniel and Lisa committed financial impropriety while running limited liability companies on his behalf and misrepresented their stakes in those entities.”
Bohm’s parents had handled his finances after Philadelphia took him in the first round of the 2018 MLB Draft. In the lawsuit, Bohm said they “invested some of his baseball earnings in the LLCs, used part of the money to pay his expenses and employed “sizeable amounts” for personal use.”
He had been seeking $3 million in judgment from his parents, along with the return of $528,618 that was placed into a trust and attached to their Florida counsel in the case. The matter is now over, settled outside of court after what had become an ugly back-and-forth with serious allegations on both sides.
Zarwin Baum’s Gary DeVito said the settlement terms will stay confidential. Zarwin Baum represented Bohm through the process. The only additional comment was, “We would hope everybody respects the parties’ privacy.”
The timing matters here. Bohm’s season opened in rough fashion, and his struggles at the plate were severe enough to stand out for all the wrong reasons. That was happening while he was also dealing with the lawsuit against his parents, making for a difficult stretch on and off the field.
He entered the year with a clear business objective in front of him: produce well and position himself for his next contract. Bohm is set to be a free agent at the end of the season, so the slow start didn’t do him any favors in the pursuit of a long-term payday.
Lately, though, he has been trending the other way. Since the All-Star break, Bohm has been much more productive, and the numbers show the difference.
In the second half, he has a .314/.373/.444 slash line with nine doubles, three home runs, one triple and 30 RBI in 169 plate appearances. Before that, in the first half, he hit .214/.278/.354 over 374 plate appearances.
He has also moved to first base since the All-Star break and has provided solid defense there after spending time at the hot corner.
Bohm’s rebound has helped the Phillies as well. They remain in the hunt for the National League East title heading into a huge four-game series with the Atlanta Braves.
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