Philadelphia Phillies fire manager Joe Girardi

Dave Dombrowski, president of baseball operations, announced Friday that the PhiladelphiaPhillies have fired Joe Girardi.

The move was made with the team that had lost seven games in a row.

The season has been frustrating for us as we feel that our club has not played up to its capabilities I felt that a new voice in the locker room would give us the best chance to turn things around, even though we all share the responsibility for the failures.

Philadelphia continues to seek its first playoff appearance since 2011 despite the fact that Girardi has been the manager for the past three years.

Bobby Meacham joined the team in 2020 and was also dismissed Friday.

Rob Thomson will be the interim manager for the rest of the season while Mike Calitri was promoted to bench coach.

"I believe we have a talented group that can get back on track, and I am confident that Rob, with his experience and familiarity with our club, is the right man to lead us going forward."

Thomson has been a member of the team. He was on the Yankees staff for 10 years and was a part of the team that won the World Series in 2009.

Thomson said that he appreciated the confidence Dave had shown in him. This is an emotional day for me because I have worked with Joe for so long. I have been living here for the last five years and I care a lot about this franchise, this city, our players, our staff and our fans. I am excited to get to work and turn this around.