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Rob Thomson will be back to manage the Phillies for the 2026 season, according to Jon Heyman and Joel Sherman of the New York Post.

The Phillies' skipper led the club to their second straight National League East division title and their fourth postseason appearance.

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Thomson joined the Phils as a bench coach in 2021 when the Phillies hired Joe Girardi as manager. After a 22-29 start in 2022, fourth-worst in the National League at the time, the organization fired Girardi and turned to Thomson as interim manager. The move sparked an immediate turnaround: Philadelphia went 65-46 the rest of the way, clinching a Wild Card berth and surging to the National League pennant before falling to

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