For at least two seasons, the Philadelphia Phillies will be able to refer to Rob Thomson as their manager, regardless of his moniker.

He served as an interim manager for the majority of 2022. Thomson will no longer have to start 2024 as a lame duck.

At baseball’s winter meetings on Monday, Thomson remarked, “It’s good to know that you’ve got that extra year, but if I didn’t get it, it probably wouldn’t have troubled me.”

Since Joe Girardi was replaced as Phillies manager by veteran bench coach Thomson on June 3, 2022, the 60-year-old has a 155-118 record. The Phillies were guided by Thomson to the 2022 World Series, but the Houston Astros defeated them in six games. This season, the Phillies made a comeback to the NLCS, but they lost series leads against Arizona in Games 6 and 7 at home, 2-0 and 3-2.

In Philadelphia’s four NLCS losses, Kyle Schwarber, Trea Turner, Bryce Harper, and Nick Castellanos combined for 5 for 53 (.094) with 11 walks, 22 strikeouts, and 2 RBIs. In Game 7, the four batted 1 for 15 with five strikeouts and no RBIs against six Arizona pitchers.