When public address announcer Dan Baker’s microphone cut out during the pregame ceremonies before the Phillies’ opener against the Giants, plunging the ballpark into silence for a few minutes, it seemed like an inauspicious beginning to the Don Mattingly era in Philadelphia.

Four years after his last managerial gig, Don Mattingly is back piloting a Philadelphia Phillies team that has gone sideways.

Despite the slump, Thomson leaves with a .568 winning percentage, the best in franchise modern history.