Phillies fire Joe Girardi

Joe Girardi: Ex-Phillies managerThe Phillies - one of the most disappointing teams in baseball in 2022 - have fired manager Joe Girardi. The news was first reported by Jim Salisbury:

Joe Girardi is out as Phillies manager. Rob Thomson interim

— Jim Salisbury (@JSalisburyNBCS) June 3, 2022 In addition to Girardi, assistant coach Bobby Meachem has also been “relieved of his duties.” They will be replaced on an interim basis by bench coach Rob Thomson and Mike Caltri.

#Phillies just made Girardi's firing official. One additional move:

Quality assurance coach Mike Calitri will replace Rob Thomson as bench coach, with coaching assistant Bobby Meacham "relieved of his duties," the team announced.

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