Philadelphia Phillies extend the contract of their manager Rob Thomson, after four consecutive trips to the playoffs in MLB
PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Phillies firmaron a contract extension by one year with the manager Rob Thomsonuntil the season 2027after he led the team to four consecutive appearances in the playoffs.
Thomson, 62, led the Phillies to the 2022 World Series and the 2023 National League Championship Series, and guided them to NL East titles in 2024 and 2025. The Phillies were eliminated in four games by the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL Division Series.
“I still enjoy it. I love the organization,” Thomson said Tuesday. “This is the only place I want to be. I don’t want to go anywhere else when I finish my career, because I love this organization.”
Thomson has guided the Phillies to the second-most wins (346) and second-best winning percentage (.580) among all MLB teams, trailing only the Dodgers (368 wins, .616).
He replaced Joe Girardi as manager of the Phillies on June 3, 2022. Thomson has been with the club since the 2018 season, when he was hired as bench coach under former manager Gabe Kapler.
He spent 28 years in the New York Yankees organization (1990-2017), including 10 seasons on the Major League coaching staff as bench coach (2008, 2015-17) and third base coach (2009-14).
Thomson became the fourth manager in MLB history to reach the postseason in each of his first four full seasons as manager. Joined Dave Roberts, Aaron Boone y Mike Matheny as the only managers to achieve this feat. Thomson became the third manager in Phillies history to win consecutive division titles, joining Charlie Manuel and Danny Ozark.
ESPN’s Jesse Rogers and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
