Rob Thomson then served as the Yankees' bench coach in 2008, third base coach from 2009 to 2014, and bench coach again from 2015 to 2017.
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17 Facts About Rob Thomson
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In 2018, Rob Thomson was named as the bench coach of the Philadelphia Phillies.
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Rob Thomson grew up playing baseball in the summers and hockey in the winter.
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Rob Thomson has a younger sister and two older brothers, one of whom signed with the Montreal Expos.
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Rob Thomson was a standout for the Stratford Nationals of the Intercounty Baseball League.
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Rob Thomson led the Jayhawks in hits in 1984 and 1985 and holds the school record for the highest single-season batting average.
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Rob Thomson was selected by the Detroit Tigers in the 32nd round of the 1985 Major League Baseball draft from the University of Kansas.
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Rob Thomson 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.
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Rob Thomson played 136 games at catcher, 55 games at third base, and pitched in one game.
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Rob Thomson represented Canada in baseball, which was a demonstration sport, in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
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From 1988 to 1990, Rob Thomson served as a minor league coach in the Detroit tigers organization.
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In 1990, Rob Thomson joined the New York Yankees organization as a third base coach for the team's Class-A affiliate in Fort Lauderdale.
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Rob Thomson moved into the front office in 1998 as a Field Coordinator, and became Director of Player Development in 2000.
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Rob Thomson 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.
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Rob Thomson initially got the assignment under first year manager Gabe Kapler.
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Kapler was fired after two seasons, but Rob Thomson remained the Phillies' bench coach under new manager Joe Girardi, who had worked with Rob Thomson while with the Yankees.
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Rob Thomson became the first Canadian full-time manager since George Gibson managed the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1934.
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