List of Major League Baseball principal owners explained

Current Major League Baseball team owners and the principal corporate entities that operate the clubs:

List

TeamPrincipal owner(s)Operating entitiesPurchase priceYear
Acquired
Arizona DiamondbacksAZPB LP, AZPBI Inc.$130,000,0001995
Atlanta BravesAtlanta Braves Holdings Inc.Atlanta National League Baseball Club Inc.$450,000,0002007
Baltimore OriolesDavid RubensteinBaltimore Orioles LP, Baltimore Orioles Inc., Baltimore Baseball Club Inc.$1,725,000,0002024
Boston Red SoxBoston Red Sox Baseball Club LP, Fenway Sports Group LLC$660,000,0002002
Chicago CubsChicago Cubs Baseball Club, LLC$845,000,0002009
Chicago White SoxChicago White Sox Ltd., Chisox Corp.$20,000,0001981
Cincinnati RedsCincinnati Reds LLC$270,000,0002006
Cleveland GuardiansCleveland Guardians Baseball Co. LLC$323,000,0001999
Colorado RockiesColorado Baseball Partnership, Colorado Rockies Baseball Club Ltd.$95,000,0001992
Detroit TigersOlympia Entertainment, Detroit Tigers Inc.$82,000,0001992
Houston AstrosCrane Capital Group, Houston Astros Inc., Houston Astros, LLC$615,000,0002011
Kansas City RoyalsJohn ShermanKansas City Royals Baseball Corp.$1,000,000,0002020
Los Angeles AngelsAngels Baseball LP, Moreno Baseball LP$184,000,0002003
Los Angeles DodgersGuggenheim Baseball Management, Los Angeles Dodgers, Inc.$2,000,000,0002012
Miami MarlinsMiami Marlins LP, Miami Marlins Inc., Miami Marlins Baseball Ltd.$1,300,000,0002018
Milwaukee BrewersMark AttanasioMilwaukee Brewers Baseball Club, Milwaukee Brewers Holdings LLC$223,000,0002005
Minnesota TwinsMinnesota Twins, MTI Partnership LLP$44,000,0001984
New York MetsPoint72 Asset, Mets Partners Inc.$2,475,000,0002020
New York YankeesYankee Global Enterprises$8,700,000[1] 1973
Oakland AthleticsOakland Athletics Limited Partnership[2] $180,000,0002005
Philadelphia PhilliesThe Phillies$30,000,0001981
Pittsburgh PiratesPittsburgh Associates LP, Pittsburgh Baseball Inc.$92,000,0001996
San Diego Padres

The Padres Group, Padres LP, Padres Inc.$800,000,000[3] 2012
San Francisco GiantsSan Francisco Baseball Associates LP, SF Giants Baseball Club$100,000,0001992
Seattle MarinersJohn W. StantonBaseball Club of Seattle LP, Baseball of Seattle Inc.$106,000,0001992
St. Louis CardinalsSt. Louis Cardinals LLC, St. Louis National Baseball Club Inc.$150,000,0001995
Tampa Bay RaysTampa Bay Rays Ltd.$130,000,0002005
Texas RangersRangers Baseball Express, Texas Rangers Baseball Club$593,000,0002010
Toronto Blue JaysRogers CommunicationsRogers Blue Jays Baseball Partnership, Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Ltd$140,000,0002000
Washington NationalsWashington Nationals Baseball Club LLC$450,000,0002006

Notes

  1. The Atlanta Braves sale in 2007 to Liberty Media was part of a complex swap of cash, stock, magazine holdings, and the Braves, in which Time Warner sent the Braves, a hobbyist publishing company, and $980,000,000 to Liberty in exchange for approximately 68.5 million shares of Time Warner stock, at the time worth $1.48 billion. It was announced and confirmed that the Braves were given a value of $450,000,000 in the transaction.[4] [5]
  2. The price for the St. Louis Cardinals included Busch Stadium.
  3. As much as $200,000,000 of the sale price included the team's 20-percent stake in Fox Sports San Diego.[6]

See also

References

  1. News: New York News, Traffic, Sports, Weather, Photos, Entertainment, and Gossip. Daily News (New York). September 8, 2011.
  2. Web site: Business Search - Business Entities - Business Programs | California Secretary of State.
  3. News: Canepa . Nick . Canepa: New owners don't tease with false promises . August 29, 2012 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20150724162651/http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/aug/29/new-owners-dont-tease-us-with-lots-of-false/?print&page=all . July 24, 2015 . live .
  4. News: "Braves'" New World - Forbes Magazine . 5 May 2008.
  5. Web site: Braves sale is approved - MLB.com.
  6. News: Grover . Ronald . Beer distributor gets league OK to buy San Diego Padres . August 16, 2012 . Chicago Tribune . Reuters . https://web.archive.org/web/20121220232448/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-08-16/sports/sns-rt-us-baseball-padres-acquisitionbre87f1dp-20120816_1_beer-distributor-san-diego-padres-guggenheim-partners . December 20, 2012 . live .

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