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Phillies Padres Baseball Philadelphia Phillies' Bryce Harper, left, receives attention after being hit by a pitch while interim manager Rob Thomson, background left, and Nick Castellanos, background right, look on during the fourth inning of the team's baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Saturday, June 25, 2022, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Derrick Tuskan) (Derrick Tuskan)SAN DIEGO — (AP) — Bryce Harper will be sidelined indefinitely with a broken left thumb after he was hit by a pitch from Blake Snell in the Philadelphia Phillies' 4-2 victory over the San Diego Padres on Saturday night. He added he wasn’t sure what type of fracture Harper had or where on his thumb the injury occurred. Many of the fans at Petco Park fans started to boo Harper after several seconds with Harper shouting at Snell. Harper, serving as the Phillies’ designated hitter, was replaced by Johan Camargo.

Bryce Harper will be sidelined indefinitely with a broken left thumb after he was hit by a pitch from Blake Snell in the Philadelphia Phillies’ 4-2 victory over the San Diego Padres.

APTOPIX Phillies Padres Baseball Philadelphia Phillies' Bryce Harper reacts after being hit by a pitch from San Diego Padres' Blake Snell during the fourth inning of a baseball game Saturday, June 25, 2022, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Derrick Tuskan) (Derrick Tuskan)SAN DIEGO — (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper has a broken left thumb after being hit by a 97-mph fastball from Blake Snell in the fourth inning Saturday night against the San Diego Padres. He added he wasn't sure what type of fracture Harper had or where on his thumb the injury occurred. Many of the fans at Petco Park fans started to boo Harper after several seconds with Harper shouting at Snell. Harper then appeared to cool down and say, “I know, I know” to Snell, acknowledging that the pitcher didn't mean to hit him with the pitch.

Phillies Girardi Fired Baseball FILE - Philadelphia Phillies' Joe Girardi walks to the dugout during a baseball game, Tuesday, May 31, 2022, in Philadelphia. Joe Girardi was fired by the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday, June 3, 2022, after his team's terrible start, becoming the first major league manager to lose his job this season. Expected to contend for the division title, the Phillies are 22-29 and 12 games behind the first-place New York Mets. The Phillies blew 51 save chances under Girardi and this season alone saw dumbfounding defeats. He likely had to make the playoffs this season after the Phillies declined to pick up his option for 2023.

Phillies Braves Baseball Philadelphia Phillies manager Joe Girardi watches from the dugout during the first inning of the team's baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday, May 25, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) (John Bazemore)PHILADELPHIA — (AP) — Joe Girardi was fired by the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday after his team's terrible start, becoming the first major league manager to lose his job this season. Philadelphia said bench coach Rob Thomson will become interim manager for the rest of the season. Expected to contend for an NL East title, the Phillies are 22-29 and 12 games behind the first-place New York Mets. Girardi managed the New York Yankees from 2008-17 and the Florida Marlins in 2006.

Joe Girardi has been fired by the Philadelphia Phillies after his team’s terrible start.

Washington is on pace to become only the fourth team in MLB history to finish below .500 in its first three seasons after winning a championship.

Phillies Girardi Baseball FILE - Philadelphia Phillies manager Joe Girardi watches as players warm up before a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Friday, Oct. 1, 2021, in Miami. Girardi isn’t concerned about managing the Philadelphia Phillies without a contract extension. Girardi signed a three-year deal in 2019 with a team option for 2023. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File) (Lynne Sladky)CLEARWATER, Fla. — (AP) — Joe Girardi isn’t concerned about managing the Philadelphia Phillies without a contract extension. Girardi signed a three-year deal in 2019 with a team option for 2023.

Joe Girardi isn’t concerned about managing the Philadelphia Phillies without a contract extension.

This screengrab from a Zoom call shows David Dombrowski, the Philadelphia Phillies' new president of baseball operations, during a Zoom call Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. (Zoom via AP)Dave Dombrowski wants to win again sooner rather than later. So he finalized a deal Friday to become the Philadelphia Phillies’ president of baseball operations, convinced the team is not far from its first World Series title since 2008. Phillies president Andy MacPhail called again Saturday, and Dombrowski said he was told of the nebulous expansion timetable by MLB on Monday and Tuesday. “It was John reaching out and really trying to make me part of the Phillies organization,” Dombrowski said.

His next challenging project: a Philadelphia Phillies team that's gone nine years without a winning record. Dombrowski joined the Phillies as president of baseball operations on Friday. He said in October he would be willing to step aside sooner to make way for a new baseball operations boss. The 64-year-old Dombrowski has led baseball operations for four teams over more than three decades in the majors, taking a trio of franchises to the World Series. He joined the Red Sox as president of baseball operations the following August and made a number of key acquisitions — including ace Chris Sale, slugger J.D.