Read about Rob Thomson net worth, age, wife, children, height, weight, family, parents, salary, and managerial records as well as other information you need to know.
Introduction
Rob Thomson is a Canadian former minor league baseball player, who is currently the manager for the Philadelphia Phillies. 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 including as Major League Field Coordinator.
Thomson served as the Yankees’ bench coach in 2008, the third base coach from 2009 to 2014, and the bench coach again from 2015 to 2017. In 2018, Thomson was named 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 playoff series win since 2010, Thomson was named the full-time manager on October 10, 2022.
Early life
| Name | Rob Morton |
| Net Worth | $5 million |
| Occupation | Baseball manager |
| Age | 59 years |
| Height | 1.83m |
Robert Lewis Thomson was born on August 16, 1963 (age 59 years) in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. He grew up in nearby Corunna, Ontario. He grew up playing baseball in the summers and hockey in the winter. Thomson has a younger sister and two older brothers, one of whom signed with the Montreal Expos.
Thomson was a standout for the Stratford Nationals of the Intercounty Baseball League. From there, he was recruited to St. Clair County Community College where he played baseball for one year. After a year, he transferred to the University of Kansas. Thomson led the Jayhawks in hits in 1984 and 1985 and holds the school record for the highest single-season batting average.
Thomson was selected by the Detroit Tigers in the 32nd round of the 1985 Major League Baseball draft from the University of Kansas. He played catcher and third base in the Tigers’ minor league system until 1988, reaching as high as Class A. In 661 at-bats, he hit .225/.312/.304 with seven home runs and three steals. He played 136 games as catcher, 55 games at third base, and pitched in one game. Thomson represented Canada in baseball, which was a demonstration sport, in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
Coaching career
Rob Thomson served as a minor league coach in the Detroit Tigers organization from 1988 to 1990. Thomson says he got into coaching because “I wasn’t a good enough player. The game sort of forced me into coaching. I was lucky enough that the Tigers thought enough of me as an evaluator, teacher, and organizer to offer me a coaching position.”
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Thomson joined the New York Yankees organization in 1990 as a third base coach for the team’s Class-A affiliate in Fort Lauderdale. He moved into the front office in 1998 as a Field Coordinator and became Director of Player Development in 2000. Prior to the 2003 season, he was named Vice President of Minor League Development, and he was named to the Yankees major league coaching staff in November of the same year.
On September 27, 2006, Rob Thomson took over as first base coach of the Yankees in place of Tony Peña, who had learned before the game that his father had died. He filled in at the position for four games, and Peña returned in time for the season finale on October 1.
Prior to the 2008 season, incoming manager Joe Girardi named Rob Thomson his bench coach. On April 4, 2008, Girardi fell ill with a respiratory infection and designated Thomson to manage that night’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays. It was Thomson’s first major league game as a manager, and he became the first Canadian to manage a Major League game since George Gibson for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1934; the Yankees lost 13–4.
Rob Thomson also managed the April 5 game due to Girardi’s illness. He served as the team’s third base coach for six seasons and was a member of the coaching staff for the Yankees’ 2009 World Series championship. Prior to the 2015 season, Thomson was named bench coach, which was a role he held until 2017.
Thomson held the position of Philadelphia Phillies bench coach from 2018–2022. He initially got the assignment under first-year manager Gabe Kapler. A report by Jon Heyman claimed that after a series of managing mistakes by Kapler, Thomson had taken over in-game decisions. Kapler was fired after two seasons, but Thomson remained the Phillies’ bench coach under new manager Joe Girardi, who had worked with Thomson while with the Yankees.
On June 3, 2022, the Phillies fired manager Joe Girardi after a disappointing 22–29 start to the season. The same day, Thomson was named the Phillies’ interim manager. Rob Thomson became the first Canadian full-time manager since George Gibson managed the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1934. The Phillies won their first game under Thomson, blanking the Los Angeles Angels 10–0.
On July 13, 2022, Thomson managed a game against the Toronto Blue Jays, at the Rogers Centre, to become the first Canadian to manage a major league game in Canada. The Phillies secured a 3-0 win over the Houston Astros to clinch their first playoff berth since 2011 on October 3, 2022. After the game, Thomson said in the locker room “We’re not done. After Wednesday, we have 13 more wins and then we’re world champions.”
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With the Phillies making the playoffs, Rob Thomson became just the fourth interim manager in MLB history to take over a team at least 7 games under .500 and lead them to the postseason. In the Wild Card Series, against the St. Louis Cardinals, the Phillies swept the Cardinals 2-0 to win their playoff series since 2010. On October 10, 2022, the Phillies removed the interim tag from Thomson and signed him to a two-year contract extension for the 2023 and 2024 seasons.
Wife
Rob Thomson is married to Michele Thomson, they had their wedding in the United States. His wife is a private person and they live in Sebringville, Ontario, a 1-hour 45-minute drive from Toronto. The couple has two daughters. In the past, Thomson lived in Tampa Bay, Florida and Manhattan, New York. When it comes to the baseball manager’s weight loss and height, Rob Thomson stands at an appealing height of 1.83m and has a good body weight which suits his personality. As of mid-2022, Thomson and his wife Michele Thomson are still married and living a happy life with their children.
Rob Thomson net worth
How much is Rob Thomson worth? Rob Thomson’s net worth is estimated at around $5 million. His primary source of income is from his working career as the manager of the Baseball Club Philadelphia Phillies. Rob Thomson’s salary per month and other career earnings are over $1 million dollars annually. His remarkable achievements have earned him some luxurious lifestyles and some fancy car trips. He is one of the richest and most influential baseball managers in the United States.