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The Latest Breaking News from Rob Thomson

Phillies Are Surging, but We're About to Find Out If It's Real

The Phillies own MLB's best record since replacing the fired Rob Thomson with Don Mattingly. But the upcoming stretch may reveal even more about the team.

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How Don Mattingly Became the Phillies' New Interim Manager

The former Dodgers and Marlins skipper was ready to walk away from baseball after serving as Toronto's bench coach last season. Dave Dombrowski had other plans.

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Phillies Players Booed Mercilessly at Flyers Playoff Game

A group of Philadelphia Phillies players were booed by the home crowd during the Philadelphia Flyers’ playoff game against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

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Juan Soto Had an Unusual Question for Catcher During His At-Bat

Soto and the Mets earned a much-needed victory while having some fun.

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SI:AM | The NL East’s Other Trainwreck

The Mets’ struggles have garnered more headlines, but the Phillies have been even worse.

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Phillies' Three Biggest Mistakes Since Making the 2022 World Series

After the Phillies' firing of manager Rob Thomson, let's examine a few of the club's biggest missteps since winning the pennant in Thomson’s debut season.

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MLB Games Are Taking Longer Again, and It's Not Just Because of ABS

MLB nine-inning games this season are taking six minutes longer than they did through the same number of games last season and are on pace for the longest avera

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Why Phillies Executive Dave Dombrowski Decided It Was Time to Fire Manager Rob Thomson

Dombrowski also addressed the rumors about him offering the position to recently fired Red Sox manager Alex Cora.

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White Sox Rookie Munetaka Murakami Is Making Everyone Look Silly While Setting MLB Records

The Japanese slugger has already set MLB records in his first month in the league.

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Rob Thomson Had to Go in Philadelphia

The Phillies were failing in every aspect, and Alex Cora’s firing by the Red Sox on Saturday made their decision a lot easier.

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Phillies’ Turn to Familiar Playbook Is Unlikely to Work

Rob Thomson, who took over during the 2022 season and led the Phillies to four straight playoffs, is out after a 9–19 start. Can Don Mattingly do better?

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Rob Thomson’s Firing Proves Even Top MLB Managers Have a Short Leash Now

The Red Sox and Phillies have already sent accomplished skippers home after tough starts.

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Phillies Fire Rob Thomson After Brutal Start to 2026

The Phillies have fired manager Rob Thomson after a horrible start to the 2026 season. Bench coach Don Mattingly will take over as the interim manager.

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Searching for Silver Linings Amid the Phillies’ Disastrous Opening Month

Philadelphia is 9–19 and 10 1/2 games out of first place already amid a swath of dreadful slow starts from players who should be doing better.

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Phillies Fall for Oldest Trick in the Little League Playbook

The Phillies got blown out at home and got a little embarrassed in the process.

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Ranking All 30 MLB Managers Heading Into the 2026 Season

While assessing managers isn’t an exact science, we can compare résumés and give credit where credit is due.

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Why Nick Castellanos’s Phillies Stint Went South and How He Fits With Padres

Castellanos landed with the Padres on Saturday.

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Nick Castellanos Spills On Beer Incident in Phillies Dugout After Release

Minutes before the Philadelphia Phillies released outfielder Nick Castellanos, he detailed an incident in which he brought a beer into the dugout during a game in 2025. The Phillies will have to pay the 33-year-old $20 million after cutting him loose.

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Phillies’ Season Ends on a Crushing Extra-Innings Error

A botched throw in the 11th inning handed the Dodgers the series and left Philadelphia facing an offseason full of difficult decisions.

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Phillies' Orion Kerkering Bluntly Addressed Season-Ending NLDS Error

The Phillies reliever explained his thought process on the critical 11th inning error.

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Phillies' Rob Thomson Had Classy Gesture for Orion Kerkering After Season-Ending Error

Pure class from the Phillies manager.

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Dodgers Used Play They Barely Practiced to Stymie Phillies in Huge Moment

Inspired by a Mookie Betts brainwave, the Dodgers dusted off a little-used play as a counter to the Phillies' sacrifice bunt attempt.

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Philadelphia Silenced Again by Dodgers in Game 2 Loss—With No Solution in Sight

The Phillies’ bats and fans have largely gone quiet in two home defeats against Los Angeles to open the NLDS. And the team’s stars disagree on the main issue.

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Nick Castellanos Harshly Criticizes Manager Rob Thomson After Phillies' Win

The veteran outfielder didn't appear pleased with his skipper even after a victory.

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Phillies Make Decision on Starting Rotation Plans Ahead of Aaron Nola's Return

Rob Thomson addressed how Aaron Nola will fit into the Phillies rotation after he returns from a long injury absence.

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