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Phillies' Wathan makes history as fill-in manager
Key takeaways
- The longtime Phillies coach filled in as manager for the middle game of Philadelphia's weekend visit to Pittsburgh while Don Mattingly attended his son Trevor's graduation from Purdue University.
- When Wathan headed out to home plate to exchange lineup cards before the first pitch, he and his father, John, joined a select group of fathers and sons who have both managed in the majors.
- "It's a pretty neat thing," Wathan said in his typically understated manner before the game.
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PITTSBURGH -- Dusty Wathan arrived at PNC Park on Saturday thinking about how to help the Philadelphia Phillies get back to .500 for the first time in over a month and not much else, not even the exclusive club he joined simply by showing up for work.
The longtime Phillies coach filled in as manager for the middle game of Philadelphia's weekend visit to Pittsburgh while Don Mattingly attended his son Trevor's graduation from Purdue University.
When Wathan headed out to home plate to exchange lineup cards before the first pitch, he and his father, John, joined a select group of fathers and sons who have both managed in the majors.
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