Phillies

Official: CHARLIE MANUEL Returning to Phillies as Hitting Coach

By Kevin Kinkead

Published: Aug 13th, 2019 · 11:21 AM EDT

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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.”