The Philadelphia Phillies signed president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski to a three-year contract extension Tuesday, signing him through the 2027 season.
The Phillies advanced to the World Series this past season, Dombrowski’s second with the franchise. The postseason appearance ended a 10-year drought for the Phillies, who qualified for a wild-card spot with an 87-75 record and enjoyed a surprising run to the World Series before falling to the Houston Astros in six games.
Dombrowski made the pivotal decision to fire manager Joe Girardi with the team scuffling in June and replace him with bench coach Rob Thomson as interim manager. After the Phillies’ postseason run, Thomson was signed to a two-year contract, removing the interim from his title.
The 66-year old has led four franchises (Phillies, Red Sox, Tigers, Marlins) to World Series appearances and helped to build championship teams for the Marlins (1997) and Red Sox (2018) as those teams’ general manager.