Last Updated: December 05, 2023, 02:00 IST
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The Philadelphia Phillies have signed supervisor Rob Thomson to a oneyear contract extension by way of the 2025 season after he led the crew to 2 straight journeys to the NL Championship Series.
PHILADELPHIA: The Philadelphia Phillies have signed supervisor Rob Thomson to a one-yr contract extension by way of the 2025 season after he led the crew to 2 straight journeys to the NL Championship Series.
The 60-yr-outdated Thomson has a 155-118 file for the reason that veteran bench coach changed Joe Girardi as Phillies supervisor on June 3, 2022. Thomson led the Phillies to the 2022 World Series, the place they misplaced in six video games to the Houston Astros. The Phillies returned to the NLCS this season however blew collection leads of 2-0 and 3-2 with Games 6 and seven at house in opposition to Arizona.
Thomson led the Phillies to a 90-72 file in 2023 and their first 90-win season since 2011. This previous October he grew to become solely the third supervisor in MLB historical past to win 18 of his first 25 postseason video games, becoming a member of Hall of Famers Joe McCarthy and Casey Stengel.
Thomson has been with the membership for the reason that 2018 season when he was first employed as bench coach underneath former supervisor Gabe Kapler.
Thomson had mentioned he deliberate to retire after the 2022 season till he was promoted to the supervisor’s job. Thomson mentioned after this season he had no plans to stop and meant to handle so long as the Phillies wished him.
With Bryce Harper, Trea Turner and Kyle Schwarber among the many sluggers returning in 2024, the Phillies once more appear primed to contend for the World Series. The Phillies had 10-1 odds Monday to win the 2024 World Series, per FanDuel SportsEbook.
The Phillies signed ace Aaron Nola to a $172 million, seven-yr deal final month.
“We’ve got a good ball club,” Thomson mentioned after the Phillies had been eradicated within the NLCS. “But our goal isn’t to get to the playoffs. Our goal is always to win the World Series.”
The Phillies final received the World Series in 2008.
Thomson spent 28 years as a member of the New York Yankees group (1990-2017), together with 10 seasons on the foremost league teaching workers as bench coach (2008, 2015-17) and third base coach (2009-14).
The Phillies additionally employed Dustin Lind and Rafael Peña as assistant hitting coaches.
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