Charlie Manuel is an accomplished baseball lifer whose career spans stints with Major League Baseball and Nippon Professional Baseball. To honor his legacy, his high school alma mater will name its baseball field after him.
Charlie Manuel, the winningest manager in Philadelphia Phillies history, was honored with the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association’s Most Courageous Sportsperson Award for his battle and recovery following a stroke he suffered in 2023.
On this week’s episode of Phillies Nation presented by Valley Forge Tourism, we talk with Phillies legendary manager Charlie Manuel. He and his wife Missy are in Reading to throw out the first pitch for Fight Against Cancer Night.
Back in September, it seemed unlikely to see Charlie Manuel doing what he loves best – being a part of the Philadelphia Phillies during spring training.
CLEARWATER, Fla. — It was a beautiful sight to behold. Charlie Manuel, the winningest manager in Phillies history, arrived at spring training in Clearwater on Wednesday.
It looks like Charlie Manuel will accomplish his goal. In Matt Gelb’s early January feature, over at The Athletic, on Manuel and his stroke recovery, Manuel detailed his goal to attend Phillies Spring Training this year — and to be speaking well enough at that point to do so.
Jimy Williams — who was Charlie Manuel’s right-hand man with the Philadelphia Phillies during the final two seasons of his professional coaching career — passed away last Friday.
The latest Charlie Manuel update comes courtesy of The Athletic’s Matt Gelb’s fantastic feature on the Phillies’ legendary former manager. Manuel suffered a stroke in September.
What’s the easiest way to see how much progress former Philadelphia Phillies manager Charlie Manuel has made since his stroke in September? Apparently, it’s poetry.