Fansided · Oct 28, 2015
Phillies Announce Bowa, Samuel to Return
The Philadelphia Phillies announced earlier today that two longtime organizational stalwarts, bench coach Larry Bowa and base coach Juan Samuel, will return to manager Pete Mackanin‘s field staff for the 2016 season.
Bowa will turn 70 years of age on December 6th, and had been a candidate for the open Miami Marlins managerial position. In fact, he received a 2nd interview for that position. However, today’s announcement signals that he will not be receiving that job. It also likely means that the Fish have likely settled on their future skipper, and will be making that announcement some time soon.