After a 22-29 start to the season, Joe Girardi was fired as Phillies manager.
The move was made Friday morning with the club set to open a three-game series against the Angels at Citizens Bank Park (7 p.m. ET/NBCSP).
Bench coach Rob Thomson will take over as interim manager for the rest of the 2022 season.
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NBC Sports Philadelphia's Jim Salisbury has more on the Girardi firing here.
President of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski and the Phillies held a press conference in the afternoon. You can watch it right here:
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