Phillies hire Gabe Kapler as new manager
The Phillies announced they’ve officially hired Dodgers director of player development Gabe Kapler as their new manager.
“I’m obviously very excited for Gabe, and I think he’ll do a great job with that young group of players, a very talented group,” said Dodgers manager Dave Roberts. “But as far as with respect to our farm system and the culture that he’s kind of instilled with the teaching, he’s really impacted the guys that are with us right now.”
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The Dodgers clearly have done well developing their players, most notably right now with 2013 fourth-round pick Cody Bellinger moving up from Triple-A to start the season to now starring with the Dodgers in the World Series.
“It takes all of us — the farm system, baseball ops, scouting and obviously the Major League staff to accomplish what we’ve accomplished,” Roberts said. “But Gabe and his staff have been a huge part of what we have this year.”
After enjoying a 12-year Major League playing career, this will be Kapler’s first chance to manage at the Major League level. Here’s more on the Phillies new hire, from MLB.com.
