Maybe a new voice at the helm is what the Philadelphia Phillies needed to turn their season around.

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,

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

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 ...

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).

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 Philadelphia Phillies have turned their season around under interim manager Don Mattingly. The group struggled out of the gate, but in May they have reestablished themselves as World Series contenders once again.

Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Zack Wheeler established that he may be back to his Cy Young-type self with his outing against the Boston Red Sox.