Rob Thomson (Photo courtesy of Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame)Rob Thomson (Photo courtesy of Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame)
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Thomson leads Phillies to Fall Classic

Corunna native Rob Thomson and the Philadelphia Phillies are heading to the World Series.

The Phillies edged the San Diego Padres 4-3 in Game 5 of the NLCS Sunday night to take the series 4-1. Philadelphia's Bryce Harper hit a go-ahead two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning.

Thomson was named the Phillies interim manager in June before he was given a two-year contract extension earlier this month. The 59-year-old is the first Canadian full-time MLB manager since the 1930s. Thomson is also the first Canadian manager to lead a ballclub to the World Series.

The Phillies will face the Houston Astros in baseball's Fall Classic -- Game 1 goes Friday night in Houston.

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