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The Philadelphia Phillies fired manager Rob Thomson after a disappointing 9-19 start to the 2026 MLB season. Don Mattingly has been appointed as the new manager to turn the team's fortunes around.
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The Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets entered the 2026 MLB season expected to contend for the NL East title.
After 28 games, Philadelphia and New York are mired at the bottom of not only their division, but the entire major leagues. Consequently, both teams stand 9-19, 1.5 games behind the next-lowest team.
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On Tuesday, April 28, the Phillies made the first big move in response to the bad start. Thus, the franchise fired manager Rob Thomson and installed former Miami Marlins manager Don Mattingly as his replacement.
ESPN baseball reporter Jeff Passan shared the news on X. Thomson led the Phillies to four consecutive playoff appearances.
Thomson, 62, turned in a 355-270 record in five seasons leading the Phillies. In his first season, he led Philadelphia to the World Series after replacing Joe Girardi early in the campaign.
According to The Athletic, Philadelphia promoted third base coach Dusty Wathan to bench coach. In addition, Triple-A Lehigh Valley manager Anthony Contreras will join the major-league staff as third base coach.
This season, Philadelphia suffered through a 10-game losing streak despite carrying the largest payroll in franchise history.
Thomson, who won five World Series crowns in various roles for the before becoming a manager, addressed his job security after a loss to the on Sunday.
The Phillies fired Rob Thomson due to a poor start to the 2026 season, with the team holding a 9-19 record.
Don Mattingly, the former manager of the Miami Marlins, has been appointed as the new manager of the Philadelphia Phillies.
Before firing their manager, the Philadelphia Phillies had a record of 9 wins and 19 losses.
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âWell, I mean, thatâs natural, right?â Thomson said, per MLB.com. âItâs normal. And Iâve never worried about that in my entire career. I worked for a guy for 28 years [Yankees owner George Steinbrenner] who, as the âSeinfeldâ episode will tell you, âFires people like itâs a bodily function,â and it never bothered me. It didnât. I donât have time to think about it. Iâm a person that thinks about other people and what can I do to help them. And itâs out of my control. So thatâs where Iâm at.â