Robert Lewis Thomson professionally known as “Rob Thomson” is a Canadian professional baseball manager for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball. During Thomson’s playing career, he was a catcher and third baseman in the Detroit Tigers organization from 1985 to 1988.
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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, the third base coach from 2009 to 2014, and the bench coach again from 2015 to 2017.
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In 2018, Thomson was named the bench coach of the Philadelphia Phillies. On June 3, 2022, he 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.
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Rob Thomson is married to Michele Thomson. The couple lives in Canada and has two daughters Jacqueline And Christina.
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