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By the middle of December in 2020, the Phillies were 5½ years into a stagnating rebuild. They had put a cart filled with high-salaried free agents ahead of the twin horses of drafting and development, and the whole endeavor stalled.

SAN DIEGO — In the past three years, John Middleton committed more than half a billion dollars to three players. He got his money’s worth Tuesday night.

Emmerdale fans will be able to show their support for John Middleton when he appears in My Fair Lady at the Alhambra Theatre in Bradford

The best thing that the Phillies can say about their 2022 Alumni Weekend is that they probably won’t have to go through that again. After Pete Rose spent Sunday reconfirming that, at age 81, he possesses the same Neanderthalic qualities that he had at 31 — and 41, and 51,…

"It's nice to bring everyone in the village together"

PHILADELPHIA — When the Phillies got rid of Joe Girardi before breakfast on Friday morning, they found themselves. They scored 26 runs in three games, their second-highest run total in three straight games this season. Except this time they did it without their starting second baseman, their starting shortstop, and…

PHILADELPHIA — When the Phillies finally fired Sleepy Joe Girardi just 51 painful games into a dying 2022 season, it sent a message to the public that sloppy, stupid baseball no longer will be tolerated at Citizens Bank Park.

The Phillies had a new franchise owner for the 2019 season. John Middleton was promising to spend “stupid” money on free agents after years of rebuilding. I remember that caused angst for some Braves backers because their favorite team is owned by Liberty Media.

As International Language Week draws to a close, and Samoan Language Week begins, John Middleton explains the urgent need to document the endangered Pacific tongues