Rob Thomson Philadelphia Phillies Signed & Inscribed “Ring The Bell” Official Major League Baseball

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Rob Thomson is a professional baseball manager for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball. He led the Phillies to the World Series in 2022. 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.

With the Phillies making the playoffs, Thomson became just the fourth interim manager in MLB history to take over a team at least 7 games under .500 and lead them to the postseason. In the Wild Card Series, against the St. Louis Cardinals, the Phillies swept the Cardinals 2-0 for their first playoff series win since 2010. In the National League Division Series, the Phillies faced off against the defending World Series champion Atlanta Braves. The Phillies defeated the Braves, 3-1, and reached the National League Championship Series for the first time since 2010.

On October 10, 2022, the Phillies removed the interim tag from Thomson’s title and formally named him the 55th manager in franchise history, with a two-year contract. He then led the team to win the 2022 National League Pennant. After clinching a trip to the 2022 World Series, Thomson reiterated that there was more work to be done telling his team that they had “beaten three really good teams, and there was one to go. The Phillies lost to the Houston Astros in six games.

The featured official Major League Baseball has been signed in blue by Rob Thomson. The Phillies Manager has added an awesome ‘Ring The Bell” inscription. The Baseball includes an official James Spence Authentication (JSA) hologram and matching COA for authenticity purposes. Awesome Baseball for a Philadelphia Phillies Fan!