AMARO OUT AS GENERAL MANAGER OF PHILLIES

The Phillies announced today that the club has elected not to extend the contract of Senior Vice President & General Manager Ruben Amaro Jr. The team has named Assistant General Manager Scott Proefrock as Interim General Manager, effective immediately. Amaro, 50, was named to his current position in November 2008, after serving as assistant GM for 10 years. Amaro became part of the Phillies organization as a batboy from 1980-83. As a Major League player, he spent five of his final seven big league seasons (1992-93, 1996-98) as an outfielder for the team. The team will immediately begin a search for Amaro’s permanent replacement.