Complex sentence: In, Cox bought the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball's National League after financially strapped owner Gerald Nugent had been forced to sell the franchise back to the league, having needing an advance from the league to complete spring training in.
Split into simpler sentences: In, Cox bought the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball's National League. Financially strapped owner Gerald Nugent had been forced to sell the franchise back to the league after needing an advance from the league just to go to spring training in.