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CHICAGO — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred and Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper had a spirited exchange during a question-and-answer session between the commissioner and the team, according to a person with direct knowledge of the conversation.

Harper is coming off a very successful season where he batted .285 with 30 home runs, 87 RBI's, and a 4.8 WAR. He also led the Phillies to the NLDS and batted .333 with one home run and three RBIs ...

That season the Phillies went 81-81, which wasn’t a bad return for that kind of a payroll. But that’s not the team that Phillies management wanted.

When J.T. Realmuto cracked a solo homer over the right field wall to lead off the 10th inning in Game 1 of the 2022 World Series — a game that the Philadelphia Phillies won — it felt like a continuation of good fortune for the wild card team, which many people didn’t think would reach the Fall Classic. The first World Series game held in Philadelphia in 13 years created at least a ...