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The Philadelphia Phillies fired manager Rob Thomson after a disappointing 9-19 start to the season. Don Mattingly has been named the interim manager as the team seeks to improve its performance.
Rob Thomson rescued a flailing Philadelphia Phillies team in 2022, taking over for the fired Joe Girardi and leading the underachieving club to a World Series berth.
Now, the Phillies are hoping getting rid of Thomson is the cure for what ails this year's disappointing club.
The Phillies fired Thompson Tuesday, April 28 after a 9-19 start that mired the $284 million roster in last place in the NL East. That caps a nearly four-year run for Thompson, a span in which the club made the playoffs every season yet backtracked from pennant winner to NLCS loser to first-round exits the past two seasons.
Don Mattingly, the former Miami Marlins manager, was named the Phillies' interim skipper.
Thomson, 62, had a 355-270 record at the helm of the Phillies, taking over after Joe Girardi was fired following a 22-29 start to the 2022 season. Yet after an NLDS exit at the hands of the champion Los Angeles Dodgers in 2025, president Dave Dombrowski made few changes to a lefty-heavy lineup that has scuffled in this opening month of the season.
And a pitching staff has been waylaid by poor performances from the since-released Taijuan Walker, Jesus Luzardo and $172 million man Aaron Nola.
Thomson is the second manager fired in four days, joining Boston's Alex Cora.
Now, Cora - who along with Dombrowski led the Red Sox to the 2018 World Series title - becomes a prime candidate to replace Thomson.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Phillies manager Rob Thomson fired: Can team turn around 2026 standings?
The Phillies fired Rob Thomson due to a poor 9-19 start to the season, which left the team in last place in the NL East.
Don Mattingly, the former Miami Marlins manager, has been appointed as the interim manager of the Phillies.
Rob Thomson had a record of 355-270 during his tenure as manager of the Philadelphia Phillies.

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