1 month ago
NEWYou tin now perceive to Fox News articles!
The Philadelphia Phillies announced they fired head Rob Thomson connected Tuesday aft a unsmooth commencement to nan season.
The Phillies are disconnected to a 9-19 commencement to nan season, tied pinch nan New York Mets for nan worst grounds successful shot truthful far.
The squad announced that chair coach Don Mattingly will go nan interim manager. The squad is promoting 3rd guidelines coach Dusty Wathan to chair coach, and promoting Triple-A Lehigh Valley head Anthony Contreras to nan large convention staff, wherever he will presume third-base coaching duties.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM
Philadelphia Phillies head Rob Thomson looks to nan section earlier a shot crippled against nan Chicago Cubs successful Chicago, Illinois, connected April 20, 2026. (Nam Y. Huh/AP Photo)
The Phillies hired Thomson arsenic nan team’s chair coach anterior to nan 2018 season. He was named arsenic nan team’s interim head connected June 3, 2022, aft nan Phillies fired Joe Girardi.
After Thomson took complete successful 2022, nan squad went 65-46 and went each nan measurement to nan World Series earlier losing to nan Houston Astros. He was named nan full-time head during nan Phillies’ pennant run.
He guided nan Phillies to nan playoffs successful each of nan past 3 seasons arsenic well, winning nan National League East twice. Across 5 seasons, Thomson went 355-270 pinch nan Phillies.
Despite nan beardown grounds from his anterior 3 and a half seasons connected nan job, it wasn’t capable to prevention Thomson pursuing nan team’s dreadful start.
The Phillies are nan 2nd squad to occurrence their manager, arsenic nan Boston Red Sox fired Alex Cora connected Saturday.
ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW!
Philadelphia Phillies head Rob Thomson looks to nan section earlier a shot crippled against nan Chicago Cubs successful Chicago, Illinois, connected April 20, 2026. (Nam Y. Huh/AP Photo)
The Phillies hired Mattingly arsenic their chair coach successful January aft nan 65-year-old stepped distant from nan Toronto Blue Jays past play aft being nan team’s chair coach for 3 seasons.
Mattingly’s son, Preston, is nan Phillies vice president and wide manager.
Mattingly has 12 years of managerial experience, 5 pinch nan Los Angeles Dodgers and 7 pinch nan Miami Marlins. Mattingly went 446-363 pinch nan Dodgers and 443-587 pinch nan Marlins, for an wide 889-950 full record. He has spent each of nan past 23 seasons connected a awesome convention staff.
Before his coaching career, Mattingly starred pinch nan New York Yankees. Mattingly played 14 seasons, each pinch nan Yankees, winning nan 1985 AL MVP and being named an All-Star six times.
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP
Philadelphia Phillies chair coach Don Mattingly stands successful nan dugout during a crippled against nan Atlanta Braves astatine Truist Park successful Cumberland, Georgia, connected April 26, 2026. (Dale Zanine/Imagn Images)
The Yankees retired his No. 23, and Mattingly has a plaque successful Monument Park astatine Yankee Stadium.
Mattingly began his coaching profession pinch nan Yankees successful 2004 arsenic nan team’s hitting coach.
Mattingly’s first crippled arsenic nan team’s head will beryllium against nan San Francisco Giants connected Tuesday astatine 6:40 p.m. ET.
Follow Fox News Digital’s sports sum connected X, and subscribe to nan Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
Ryan Canfield is simply a integer accumulation adjunct for Fox News Digital.
