Phillies fire Rob Thomson, name Don Mattingly interim manager

sportsApr 28, 202643801

The Philadelphia Phillies fired manager Rob Thomson and promoted bench coach Don Mattingly to interim manager after the team opened the season 9-19. Thomson, who guided the Phillies to the 2022 World Series, departs as the franchise's all-time leader in managerial winning percentage. Mattingly will take immediate control of on-field decisions as the club looks to halt its slide and reposition the roster before the trade deadline.

Matt Gelb

@mattgelb.bsky.social

The Phillies have fired manager Rob Thomson, sources told The Athletic. Don Mattingly will be interim manager.

15290d ago

Matt Gelb21

Dusty Wathan is the new bench coach. Anthony Contreras is third-base coach.

Essie10

Stupid move. Phillies just keep doubling down when the issue is the GM. Brutal.

Mary Rohlfing9

Upside for Rob? He gets to live in Canada full-time. Have a great retirement, Skip.

joschein.bsky.social5

Dombrowski is the one who should go.

tim215.bsky.social2

Did they fire Long too????

one dozen rats at a keyboard

@panasonicdx4500.bsky.social

Don Mattingly is practicing saying “Well, when I took the job, I never expected it to turn out like this” in a mirror and trying to make it sound convincing before the press conference right now.

7390d ago

Tim6

"I certainly had no reason to expect my son would promote me"

The Good Phight

@thegoodphight.bsky.social

Friendly reminder that the Phillies GM is Preston Mattingly, son of new interim manager Don Mattingly

4990d ago

Jayson Stark

@jaysonst.bsky.social

New column (free for all to read): Is it 2022 all over again - when the Phillies fired Joe Girardi? Or is it more like 2012 - the beginning of the end for the last great Phillies team? That was the decision the Phillies had to make when they fired Rob Thomson. www.nytimes.com/athletic/723...

4390d ago

Diggitydek7

2012. Except this might be worse. Too many big contracts on this team that will not age well. One or two is survivable, but they’re going to have a team of players all approaching 40.

tomg18.bsky.social3

Been a fan since 1971. I’m picking option B.

Sean Davis2

It’s over man this team is gonna finish in last place

Rich Hofmann

@richhofmann.bsky.social

Rob Thomson is a good man who had a good run as Phillies manager. This is the most bummed I have been about a manager change since Charlie Manuel left with the Wawa bag. Since Charlie, Topper had the best run here.

5290d ago

The Athletic

@theathletic.com

BREAKING: The Phillies have fired manager Rob Thomson and promoted bench coach Don Mattingly to interim manager. Philadelphia has a 9-19 start to the 2026 season.

3690d ago

Molly Knight

@mollyknight.bsky.social

🚨🚨Another one bites the dust. We are in here discussing the Phillies firing manager Rob Thomson open.substack.com/chat/posts/6...

A photo of fired Philadelphia Phillies manager Rob Thomson

4190d ago

Tim Kelly

@timkellysports.bsky.social

Important note: The Phillies press release says that Don Mattingly has been promoted to interim manager "through the end of the 2026 season."

3190d ago

Razzball

@razzball.bsky.social

Don Mattingly, Phillies interim manager, going on something like 50 years in baseball without a World Series win, one of the great heads of lettuce in baseball, feels cursed ever since Mr. Burns chewed him out for his facial hair

3490d ago

Mike Gianella6

he probably had the best outcome of all the non-Strawberry players on the team

Brian Coulter

@philabcoulter.bsky.social

Three cheers to Rob Thomson. Right there with Charlie for the best managers in my lifetime.

2690d ago

jaker

@jaker.fightins.online

Rob Thomson and Taryn Hatcher beginning to form the Shadow Phillies

2390d ago

Ghosts in the Valley

@ghostsinthevalley.bsky.social

Instead of getting rid of Rob Thomson the #Phillies need to lose Citizens Bank as their corporate sponsor. Citizens is the main financier of ICE concentration camps in the US. It is despicable that my favorite baseball team consorts with this trash. #DeICECitizens

1590d ago