Tuesday was a massive news day for the Philadelphia Phillies, and not just on the Kyle Schwarber front.

Late on Tuesday morning on the East Coast, ESPN's Jeff Passan reported that Schwarber had agreed to a five-year, $150 million deal to return to the Phillies as a free agent. Though there were threats from big-market and small-market teams, it never appeared that the Phillies lost the inside track to secure the three-time All-Star designated hitter.

But in the moments immediately after the breaking news alerts for Schwarber popped off across the baseball universe, the Phillies made a contract announcement of a very different nature.

According to the Phillies' official social media accounts and website , manager Rob Thomson was extended through the end of the 2027 season.

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