The Phillies have turned things around since they fired manager Rob Thompson and named Don Mattingly the Interim Manager

The Philadelphia Phillies made history with the start they got off to under interim manager Don Mattingly.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Don Mattingly thew in the towel on his managerial career and had all but retired from baseball after he left his bench coach job with Toronto following the World Series. Prodded by his son,

Interim Manager Don Mattingly #8 of the Philadelphia Phillies speaks to the media prior to the game between the Colorado Rockies and the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on Saturday, May 9,

The former Dodgers and Marlins skipper was ready to walk away from baseball after serving as Toronto's bench coach last season. Dave Dombrowski had other plans.

The Phillies on Tuesday did what teams with championship aspirations do when they don't live up to expectations: fire the manager. Philadelphia, tied for the worst record in MLB at 9-19, fired Rob Thomson and appointed bench coach Don Mattingly to interim ...

Don Mattingly will be the Phillies' manager for the rest of the 2026 season – with his son as the team's general manager.

Mattingly managed Dodgers teams that were in similar places in the standings to these Phillies — and finished in first. Can he do it again?

The Phillies will be taking on the Pirates, which isn’t much of a rivalry anymore, though it once was. Despite the lack of spite, the series still offers plenty of interest: Wheeler vs. Skenes on Sunday is can’t miss-stuff featuring two guys offering stuff that you very much will miss (if you’re an opposing hitter).