Phillies hire Joe Girardi as new manager

Joe Girardi will be managing the Phillies, an announcement is expected later Thursday.

The 55-year-old led the Yankees to the World Series in 2009 and also won three championships with the team as their catcher in the late ’90s. Girardi spent 10 years as the Yankees manager, going 910-710, but was let go after the team lost the 2017 ALCS to the Astros in seven games.

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Phillies will hire Joe Girardi as their new manager, according to @JSalisburyNBCS

Joe’s Yankees beat Phillies in 2009 World Series

Phillies owner John Middleton said he wants to get that F’n trophy back. Hopefully Joe can do that pic.twitter.com/NTJqEIcMWY

— John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) October 24, 2019

Joe Girardi to the Phillies. Mets miss out on the guy they wanted.

— Jomboy (@Jomboy_) October 24, 2019

Girardi played for the Chicago Cubs, the Colorado Rockies, the New York Yankees and the St. Louis Cardinals. During a 15-year playing career, Girardi won three World Series championships with the Yankees in the 1990s, and served as the catcher for Dwight Gooden’s no-hitter and David Cone’s perfect game.