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Rob Thomson out as manager of the Philadelphia Phillies.

Thomson, 62, a mild-mannered Canadian and baseball lifer — “Topper” to his players and staff — skippered the Phillies to a 355-270 record, four consecutive playoff appearances, and back-to-back National League East titles after replacing deposed Joe Girardi on June 3, 2022.

But: they are 9-19 so far this season.

Two weeks ago, on April 13, the Phillies trounced the Cubs, 13-7, at Citizens Bank Park. They lost the next 10 games by a combined 69-26. Last Tuesday, in the midst of that skid, Dombrowski offered a vote of confidence for Thomson, saying there was “nothing to ponder at this point” about a managerial change.
But the losing continued. The Phillies are off to their worst 28-game start since 2002. They have dropped six consecutive series. After bowing again Sunday in Atlanta, they slid to 10½ games behind the NL East-leading Braves, their largest deficit in the division in April since 1997.

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