Phillies fire Rob Thomson, Alex Cora declines Philly job, 1-1 Travis Bazzana arrives, Yankees announce Elmer Rodriguez promotion

About this episode

The episode discusses the firing of Phillies manager Rob Thomson, player promotions, and various injury updates across MLB teams.

The Phillies have relieved Rob Thomson of his managerial duties, naming Don Mattingly interim skipper after Alex Cora reportedly turned down the job. (top of show) (15:49) Padres closer Mason Miller’s scoreless inning streak comes to an end. (17:20) AL East News: Red Sox reliever Tommy Kahnle can opt out of his deal if he is not called up by Friday, Giancarlo Stanton to the IL, and updates on Carlos Rodón and Gerrit Cole. To explore coverage, visit aspcapetinsurance.com/ FOUL . The ASPCA® is not an insurer and is not engaged in the business of insurance. (21:02) Two call ups: Yankees have Elmer Rodriguez starting Wednesday, and the Guardians promote former No. 1 overall pick Travis Bazzana. (35:03) Pirates pitchers spun 6.2 perfect innings yesterday but Dennis Santana blew the gem later on. (37:34) Phillies POBO Dave Dombrowski addressed the Rob Thomson firing and apparently it’s not a blame game. Our listeners can buy one prescription pair and get 20% off additional pairs at WarbyParker.com/FOUL — and using our link helps support the show. #WarbyParker #ad (40:17) What will the Mariners do with Luis Castillo? (42:53) A Cleveland fan stole a baseball…

People in this episode

Hosts: AJ Pierzynski, Erik Kratz, Scott Braun

Topics covered

• managerial changes
• player promotions
• injury updates
• team news
• baseball highlights

Keywords

• Rob Thomson
• Don Mattingly
• Alex Cora
• Elmer Rodriguez
• Travis Bazzana
• injury updates
• baseball news

Sponsors

Warby Parker, SeatGeek

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ASPCA

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