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Philadelphia Phillies Announce Hiring of Their New Pitching Coach

After one of the Philadelphia Phillies pitching coaches moved to a different team this offseason, the team has announced his replacement.

Brad Wakai

Aug 21, 2024; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Philadelphia Phillies manager Rob Thomson (59) in the dugout against the Atlanta Braves in the sixth inning at Truist Park
Aug 21, 2024; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Philadelphia Phillies manager Rob Thomson (59) in the dugout against the Atlanta Braves in the sixth inning at Truist Park / Brett Davis-Imagn Images
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The Philadelphia Phillies made a surprise announcement when they revealed manager Rob Thomson would be returning in 2025 with his entire coaching staff.

The city has come to adore the skipper for the run this team has gone on the past three years under his leadership, but after another disappointing exit in the playoffs where the same issues plagued them offensively, many were pontificating it was time for a change.

But the Phillies leadership didn't agree with that sentiment, instead putting the ownness on themselves to build a better roster going forward than altering the entire coaching staff.

However, Philadelphia did have to make a change after all.

It was reported that Brian Kaplan was hired by the Arizona Diamondbacks to become their new pitching coach after he spent the last three seasons serving as the assistant pitching coach and director of pitching for the Phillies.

Based on the strength of Philadelphia's staff during this stretch, he will be a huge loss.

The Phillies wasted little time announcing Kaplan's replacement, though, sharing on social media that they named Mark Lowy the assistant pitching coach.

As the announcement states, Lowy will serve under pitching coach Caleb Cotham, but it's not clear who will take over the director of pitching role that the departing Kaplan is leaving behind.

This is the first Major League job for Lowy.

He has worked on the Philadelphia's player development department since 2021 and spent this past season as the team's lead pitching development analyst.

The 32-year-old was with Cressey Sports Performance before joining Philadelphia.

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Brad Wakai
BRAD WAKAI

Brad Wakai graduated from Penn State University with a degree in Journalism. While an undergrad, he did work at the student radio station covering different Penn State athletic programs like football, basketball, volleyball, soccer and other sports. Brad currently is the Lead Contributor for Nittany Lions Wire of Gannett Media where he continues to cover Penn State athletics. He is also a contributor at FanSided, writing about the Philadelphia 76ers for The Sixers Sense. Brad is the host of the sports podcast I Said What I Said, discussing topics across the NFL, College Football, the NBA and other sports. You can follow him on Twitter: @bwakai

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