Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper will miss “Topper.”
The Phillies fired supervisor Rob Thomson on Tuesday. Harper mentioned that he discovered of the information alongside media members. He expressed his respect for “Topper,” who coached him for eight seasons in Philadelphia.
Bryce Harper speaks on Rob Thomson firing
“I talked to Topper this morning, simply instructed him I respect him,” Harper mentioned (h/t Jason Dumas of WPVI-TV in Philadelphia). “Clearly, he wasn’t imagined to be round that lengthy. Everyone is aware of that he kinda took the job and was like, ‘I do not know if I am going to do that for a very long time.’ Then we began profitable. Clearly, he is accomplished nice issues for us. All of us had a whole lot of enjoyable in right here, a whole lot of nice reminiscences. Talked to him this morning, instructed him I appreciated him, and if he ever wanted something, simply to succeed in out.”
Thomson, who had been with the group since 2018, assumed managerial duties in the course of the 2022 season after the Phillies fired Joe Girardi. The crew promoted him to full-time supervisor after going 65-46 in 111 regular-season video games and main the Phillies to the World Collection. Philadelphia misplaced the Fall Traditional to the Houston Astros in six video games.
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