Joe Girardi's time as manager of the Philadelphia Phillies is over.
The Phillies fired Girardi and coaching assistant Bobby Meacham on Friday morning, the team announced. The Phillies are 22-29 and have lost seven of their past nine games.
Bench coach Rob Thomson was named the interim manager and quality assurance coach Mike Calitri was promoted to bench coach.
Phillies president David Dombrowski said in a statement that the team needed "a new voice in the clubhouse" following a little more than two seasons under Girardi.
"It has been a frustrating season for us up until this point, as we feel that our club has not played up to its capabilities.