Rob Thomson

This article is about the Minor League Baseball player and Major League Baseball manager. For the Major League Baseball player and coach, see Robby Thompson. For other people, see Robert Thompson (disambiguation) and Robert Thomson (disambiguation).

Rob Thomson
Thomson as the Yankees’ bench coach in 2011
Philadelphia Phillies – No. 49
Manager
Born: (1963-08-16) August 16, 1963
Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB statistics
(through 2025 season)
Managerial record346–251
Winning %.578
Stats at Baseball Reference 
Teams
As manager
As coach
Career highlights and awards
Member of the Canadian
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction2019

Robert Lewis Thomson (born August 16, 1963), nicknamed "Topper", is a Canadian professional baseball manager for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB).

During Thomson's playing career, he was a catcher and third baseman in the Detroit Tigers organization from 1985 to 1988. Following his years as a player, Thomson spent one year as the manager of the Class A Oneonta Yankees, and several more years in various front office capacities for the New York Yankees organization. He then served as the Yankees’ bench coach in 2008, third base coach from 2009 to 2014, and bench coach again from 2015 to 2017.

In 2018, Thomson was hired as the bench coach of the Philadelphia Phillies. On June 3, 2022, Thomson was named interim manager of the Philadelphia Phillies following the firing of manager Joe Girardi. After leading the Phillies to their first postseason appearance since 2011, Thomson was named the full-time manager on October 10, 2022. That year, he went on to lead the Phillies to their first National League pennant since 2009. Thomson has led the Phillies to four postseason appearances and two National League East titles in his four seasons with the team.

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