Daily News | Phillies fire manager Joe Girardi
In a desperate attempt to turn around the season, the Phillies fired manager Joe Girardi on Friday, the team announced.
“It has been a frustrating season for us up until this point, as we feel that our club has not played up to its capabilities,” president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said in a statement. “While all of us share the responsibility for the shortcomings, I felt that a change was needed and that a new voice in the clubhouse would give us the best chance to turn things around.
But the Phillies went 28-32 under Girardi in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season and 82-80 last season, missing the playoffs both times. They were 132-141 overall with Girardi at the wheel. After last season and again in spring training, Dombrowski said the Phillies wouldn’t exercise their option on Girardi’s contract for 2023, preferring instead to reevaluate his status after the season. Last month, a high-ranking team official said Dombrowski, who has full autonomy over baseball personnel matters, hadn’t wavered from that stance.
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