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The Kansas City Royals game played through the car radio as Jeff Hovden drove south on a Friday night. Jeff and his son Jack had tickets for the next day.
During the drive, the broadcast team noted the strong Omaha contingent in attendance, many sporting jerseys with the name “Bohm” across the back. The next day the Hovdens experienced it in person.
“It was pretty impressive,” said Hovden, a Phillies fan and car wash soap salesman from Vermillion, South Dakota.
The “Bohm” on the many jerseys and shirts during that late August series was Alec Bohm, an Omaha Roncalli graduate and the starting third baseman for the Phillies. It’s been a fast rise for Bohm, who earlier this year became the first Omaha-area native in more than 25 years to be named a Major League Baseball All-Star.
Bohm, who overcame an injury in high school that nearly ended his career, has built a growing fan base thanks to his performance on the field — and his charitable efforts off of it.
Among those flocking to see Bohm play are his parents, Dan and Lisa. The Bohms sold their Elkhorn home and the ownership to their title insurance business to traverse the country in a mobile home so they can watch their son in person. More and more Bohm fans are following suit down those same roads.
The Phillies, this year’s National League East champion, are hoping to reach the World Series for the second time in the last three years. Bohm is expected to be a critical piece in their postseason run.
