Official: CHARLIE MANUEL Returning to Phillies as Hitting Coach
Tuesday stunner!
BREAKING: A source says Charlie Manuel has replaced John Mallee as #Phillies hitting coach.
— Todd Zolecki (@ToddZolecki) August 13, 2019
Zolecki’s sources are usually very good. Also, you knew somebody was gonna have to get axed after this recent run of crappy Phillies baseball.
I will continue to update this post as information becomes available!
Edit:
Surely Charlie will be interim manager sooner rather than later, right? Also, he’s 75 years old. Is this a Philadelphia Flyers type of move? Or would we dare not use the word “retread” to describe Charlie Manuel?
Edit 2:
Charlie Manuel is the new Phillies hitting coach. John Mallee has been fired.
— Matt Breen (@matt_breen) August 13, 2019
Edit 3:
Here’s the official release, after el jumpo –
Edit 4: more to come?
Phillies make Charlie Manuel hitting coach for remainder of season and let John Mallee go. More changes to staff still being discussed
— Jim Salisbury (@JimSalisbury215) August 13, 2019
“More changes to staff still being discussed.”