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Middleton named Phillies’ control person
- Updated: November 17, 2016
PHILADELPHIA — John Middleton’s current and future role with the Phillies has been crystallized.
Major League Baseball announced Thursday that Middleton has been formally approved by team owners as the Phillies’ “control person,” who is accountable to MLB for the operation of the team and for its compliance with the rules of baseball.
Middleton, 61, holds a 48 percent stake in the franchise. Pete, Jim and Sandy Buck, David Montgomery and Pat Gillick own the remaining 52 percent. Middleton has been a limited partner since 1994, and he has served as chairman of the Phillies’ advisory board since ’98.
“I am both thrilled and honored to assume this important position,” Middleton said in a statement. “I’m grateful that the Buck family, Major League Baseball and the other Major League clubs have confidence in my ability to lead our franchise into the future. Our fans should know that the Phillies organization is committed to restoring the Phillies to its recent dominant past. We will approach the 2017 season and the years to follow with even greater intensity and …
