Rob Thomson was fired as manager of the Philadelphia Phillies after the team's 9-19 start to the Major League Baseball season

Rob Thomson was fired as manager of the Philadelphia Phillies after the team's 9-19 start to the Major League Baseball season

Rob Thomson was fired as manager of the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday with the club off to a 9-19 start to the Major League Baseball season.

The 62-year-old Canadian went 355-270 over parts of five seasons with the Phillies, who reached the playoffs four years in a row under Thomson.

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