Philadelphia Phillies Fire Manager Joe Girardi – TMZ

Joe Girardi Phillies Fire Manager … After 22-29 Start 6/3/2022 7:47 AM PT Joe Girardi is out in Philadelphia … the Phillies just canned the manager after the team’s disappointing 22-29 start. The team announced the move Friday morning, revealing bench coach Rob Thomson will replace the 57-year-old. “It has been a frustrating season for us up until this point, as we feel that our club has not played up to its capabilities,” president of baseball operations David Dombrowski said in a statement. The Phillies have relieved Joe Girardi of his duties as manager today. Bench coach Rob Thomson has been named interim manager for the club through the end of the 2022 season. In addition, coaching assistant Bobby Meacham was also relieved of his duties. pic.twitter.com/lVL60RrSnJ— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) June 3, 2022 @Phillies “While all of us share the responsibility for the shortcomings, I felt that a change was needed and that a new voice in the clubhouse would give us the best chance to turn things around.” The move is very early — there’s still more than 100 games left in the season — but the Phillies are already 12 games behind the first-place Mets in the National…
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