WASHINGTON.- Rob Thomson He was fired this Tuesday as manager of the Philadelphia Phillieswhose record was 9-19 in the current season of the Major Leagues at the time of movement.
The 62-year-old Canadian compiled a 355-270 record over five seasons with the Phillies, a franchise that reached the playoffs four consecutive years under Thomson.
The Quakers, who have the Venezuelan pitcher on their payroll Jose Alvarado and Dominicans as the opener Christopher Sanchez and the gardener Johan Rojasshare the MLB’s worst record with the New York Mets.
With Thomson as interim manager, the Philadelphia team posted a 65-46 record in 2022. They later eliminated St. Louis, Atlanta and San Diego to reach the World Serieswhere they fell before the Houston Astros.
On Saturday, the Phillies ended a ten-game losing streak, the team’s longest winning drought since 1999.
Thomson is the second MLB manager to be fired in the opening weeks of the season, after Alex Cora was dismissed on Saturday by the Boston Red Sox.
Don Mattinglybaseball player of the New York Yankees between 1982 and 1995 and former leader of the Miami Marlinswas promoted from bench coach to interim manager of the Phillies for the remainder of the 2026 season.
River hires new sports director
He River Plate Athletic Club announced this Tuesday that the Spanish leader Pablo Longoria He will take over as the institution’s new sports director.
Longoria, who has just been president of the Olympique de Marseille French, will have “responsibility for the club’s professional football project”, according to a statement published on the Millionaire’s website.
The tasks of the leader, 39 years old and born in Oviedo, Asturias, will be to coordinate “the different areas linked to club football, including the professional squad, youth football, scouting, contract management, performance analysis and sports development,” it was indicated in the bulletin published by the historic Argentine team.
