PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Joe Girardi was sacked by the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday after a terrible start to his team, becoming the first major league manager to lose his job this season.
Philadelphia has said Canadian coach Rob Thomson, 58, will become interim manager until the end of the season.
Expected to fight for the NL East title, Phyllis is 22-29 and 12 games behind first place in the New York Mets.
“This has been a disappointing season for us so far, as we believe our club has not played to its full potential,” said Phyllis Baseball President Dave Dombrowski in a statement. “While we all share the responsibility for the shortcomings, I felt that change was needed and that a new voice in the club would give us the best chance to turn things around. I believe we have a talented group that can get back on track and I am convinced that Rob, with his experience and knowledge of our club, is the right person to lead us forward. “
Girardi’s first year in Philadelphia was the 2020 season shortened by the pandemic. The Philistines passed 82-80 last year and ended his term with a record 132-141. Girardi led the New York Yankees from 2008-17 and the Florida Marlins in 2006.
The Philistines lost 12 of 17 games at the start of Friday’s three-game streak against the Los Angeles Angels.
The Philistines have salaries of $ 224 million and boast NL’s MVP for 2021. Bryce Harper and NL Cy Young Award winner Zack Wheeler, Aaron Nola, star hunter JT Realmuto and free agent players Nick Castellanos and Kyle Schwarber. Yet Philadelphia has not entered the playoffs since 2011, has not won the 2008 World Series, and has seen a decline in fan interest over more than a decade of mediocre baseball.
Harper suffered from pain in his right forearm for most of the season and was forced to give up the right field and play a certain striker. Second baseman Jean Segura is out for up to three months with a broken right index finger. The shoots are 12-15 at home and are 4-10 in one-round matches. They have 3-7 in their last 10 games.
Girardi replaced Yankees manager Joe Torre after the 2007 season and spent a decade in stripes. Girardi led New York to his 27th World Series title, beating Phyllis in six games in 2009, and his 910 victories were the sixth most in the team’s history.
Girardi said last week that the season was “disappointing”, but he was not worried about losing his job. However, Girardi probably had to enter the playoffs this season after Phyllis refused to choose his option for 2023.
“I never worried about my job. I’m not worried about my job. I have to do my job, “Girardi said.” It’s a business to be a manager. “
The struggles of Philadelphia surpass Girardi. Gabe Kapler was sacked after a record 161-163 for two seasons and then led the San Francisco Giants to a record 107-55 and playoffs last season.
The Philistines also fired coaching assistant Bobby Mitchum and promoted Mike Kalitri to coach the bench.
Thorson, a native of Coruna, Ont., Has coached the Philadelphia bench and coordinated spring training for the past five seasons. He was appointed before the 2018 season.
“I am ready to lead this team and I look forward to getting to work and turning it around,” he said.
His first match was against the Angels team, which lost a total of eight consecutive matches and six consecutive on the road.
Thomson was in the New York Yankees’ organization as a coach from 2008 to 2017, before joining Phyllis in 2018.
Thomson was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2019.
The last full-time Canadian MLB manager was George Gibson of London, Ontario, whose second term with the Pittsburgh Pirates ended in 1934.
Thomson has led some games in New York and Philadelphia due to oppression or illness, and Canadian hunter Russell Martin led the last game of the Toronto Blue Jays in 2018, when John Gibbons handed over the reins.
– With files from Sportsnet
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