The Philadelphia Phillies have signed manager Rob Thomson to a two-year contract, removing the interim manager tag, President of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowski announced on Monday.
Thomson, 59, has been on the Phillies staff as a bench coach since 2018 and took over for Joe Girardi, who was fired on June 3.
Thomson went 65-46 in 111 regular season games as Phillies manager, leading them to the postseason for the first time since 2011.
In his first playoff series, Thomson's Phils swept the St. Louis Cardinals with back-to-back road wild card wins, including a Game 1 historic comeback where they trailed 2-0 heading into the ninth inning.
Thomson and the Phillies now face the Atlanta Braves in the NLDS beginning Tuesday afternoon.
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