Rob Thomson
Canadian baseball player, coach, and manager / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Robert Lewis Thomson (born August 16, 1963), nicknamed "Topper", is a Canadian professional baseball manager for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball.
Rob Thomson | |
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Philadelphia Phillies – No. 59 | |
Manager | |
Born: (1963-08-16) August 16, 1963 (age 60) Sarnia, Ontario, Canada | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB statistics | |
Managerial record | 170–126 |
Winning % | .574 |
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Member of the Canadian | |
Baseball Hall of Fame | |
Induction | 2019 |
During Thomson’s playing career, he was a catcher and third baseman in the Detroit Tigers organization from 1985 to 1988. Following his years as a player, Thomson spent one year as the manager of the Class A Oneonta Yankees, and several more years in various front office capacities for the New York Yankees including as Major League Field Coordinator. He then served as the Yankees’ bench coach in 2008, third base coach from 2009 to 2014, and bench coach again from 2015 to 2017.
In 2018, Thomson was named as the bench coach of the Philadelphia Phillies. On June 3, 2022, Thomson was named interim manager of the Philadelphia Phillies following the firing of manager Joe Girardi. After leading the Phillies to their first playoff series win since 2010, Thomson was named the full-time manager on October 10, 2022. That year, he went on to lead the Phillies to their first National League pennant since 2009.