Rob Thomson, who led the Phillies to 4 straight playoff appearances, together with the 2022 World Sequence, was fired because the group’s supervisor on Tuesday after Philadelphia misplaced 11 of 12 video games and started the day tied for final place within the majors.
Bench coach Don Mattingly was named interim supervisor by way of the top of the season and third-base coach Dusty Wathan was promoted to bench coach.
Thomson went 355-270 and had led a Phillies group loaded with high-priced expertise that included Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber and Trea Turner to consecutive division titles. The 62-year-old Thomson, a baseball lifer lastly promoted to his first managerial put up in 2022, signed a contract extension within the offseason operating by way of the 2027 season and was once more anticipated to guide the Phillies into World Sequence competition.
As an alternative, the Phillies and their $300m-plus payroll have been one of many largest flops in baseball this season and had misplaced 10 straight video games till ace Zack Wheeler led them to a win towards Atlanta on Saturday. The Phillies misplaced to Atlanta on Sunday and fell to 9-19 general, tied with divisional rival New York Mets, one other big-spending group struggling by way of a dry spell.
Thomson is the second supervisor fired in baseball this season after the Purple Sox parted methods with Alex Cora and 5 coaches on Saturday.
Dave Dombrowski, the Phillies’ president of baseball operations, gave Thomson a vote of confidence final week whereas they have been within the midst of their dropping streak. Dombrowski stood behind Thomson’s work and stated he’s been a superb supervisor since changing Joe Girardi in 2022.
Thomson led Philadelphia to the 2022 World Sequence after taking on for Girardi, dropping to the Houston Astros in six video games. Since then, the membership has regressed within the postseason. It misplaced within the NL Championship Sequence in 2023 in seven video games, and the NL Division Sequence in 2024 and ’25 in 4 video games.
The Phillies have been terrible in what was purported to be a celebratory season with the franchise set to host the All-Star Recreation. They’ve collapsed in each side of the sport, with regulars Alec Bohm and Schwarber hitting below .200, whereas starters Jesús Luzardo, Aaron Nola and Andrew Painter have posted 5.00-plus ERAs.
The Phillies simply launched high-priced bust Taijuan Walker within the remaining yr of a four-year, $72m contract and let go of outfielder Nick Castellanos in February as he entered the ultimate yr of a five-year, $100m deal.
The Phillies haven’t gained the World Sequence since 2008.