List of Major League Baseball principal owners
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Current Major League Baseball team owners and the principal corporate entities that operate the clubs:
List
| Team | Principal owner(s) | Operating entities | Purchase price | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Diamondbacks | Ken Kendrick | AZPB LP, AZPBI Inc. | $130 million | 1995 |
| Atlanta Braves | Liberty Media | Atlanta National League Baseball Club Inc. | $450 million[a] | 2007 |
| Baltimore Orioles | Peter Angelos | Baltimore Orioles LP, Baltimore Orioles Inc., Baltimore Baseball Club Inc. | $173 million | 1993 |
| Boston Red Sox | John W. Henry | Boston Red Sox Baseball Club LP, Fenway Sports Group LLC | $660 million | 2002 |
| Chicago Cubs | Thomas S. Ricketts | Chicago National League Ball Club Inc. | $845 million | 2009 |
| Chicago White Sox | Jerry Reinsdorf | Chicago White Sox Ltd., Chisox Corp. | $20 million | 1981 |
| Cincinnati Reds | Robert Castellini | Cincinnati Reds LLC | $270 million | 2005 |
| Cleveland Indians | Larry Dolan | Cleveland Indians Baseball Co. LP | $323 million | 1999 |
| Colorado Rockies | Charlie Monfort | Colorado Baseball Partnership, Colorado Rockies Baseball Club Ltd. | $95 million | 1992 |
| Detroit Tigers | Mike Ilitch | Olympia Entertainment, Detroit Tigers Inc. | $82 million | 1992 |
| Houston Astros | Jim Crane | Crane Capital Group, Houston Astros Inc., Houston Astros, LLC | $615 million | 2011 |
| Kansas City Royals | David Glass | Kansas City Royals Baseball Corp. | $96 million | 2000 |
| Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | Arturo Moreno | Angels Baseball LP, Moreno Baseball LP | $184 million | 2003 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | Mark Walter | Guggenheim Baseball Management, Los Angeles Dodgers, Inc. | $2 billion | 2012 |
| Miami Marlins | Jeffrey Loria | Miami Marlins LP, Miami Marlins Inc., Miami Marlins Baseball Ltd. | $158 million | 2002 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | Mark Attanasio | Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club, Milwaukee Brewers Holdings LLC | $223 million | 2005 |
| Minnesota Twins | Jim Pohlad | Minnesota Twins, MTI Partnership LLP | $44 million | 1984 |
| New York Mets | Fred Wilpon | Sterling Doubleday Enterprises LC, Mets Partners Inc. | $391 million | 2002 |
| New York Yankees | Hal Steinbrenner | Yankee Global Enterprises | $8.7 million[1] | 2010 |
| Oakland Athletics | John J. Fisher | Oakland Athletics | $180 million | 2005 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | David Montgomery | The Phillies | $30 million | 1981 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Robert Nutting | Pittsburgh Associates LP, Pittsburgh Baseball Inc. | $92 million | 1996 |
| San Diego Padres | Ron Fowler | The Padres Group, Padres LP, Padres Inc. | $800 million[c][2] | 2012 |
| San Francisco Giants | Charlie Johnson | San Francisco Baseball Associates LP, SF Giants Baseball Club | $100 million | 1992 |
| Seattle Mariners | Nintendo | Baseball Club of Seattle LP, Baseball of Seattle Inc. | $106 million | 1992 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | William DeWitt, Jr. | St. Louis Cardinals LLC, St. Louis National Baseball Club Inc. | $150 million[b] | 1995 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | Stuart Sternberg | Tampa Bay Devil Rays Ltd. | $130 million | 1995 |
| Texas Rangers | Ray Davis | Rangers Baseball Express, Texas Rangers Baseball Club | $593 million | 2010 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | Rogers Communications | Rogers Blue Jays Baseball Partnership, Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Ltd | $140 million | 2000 |
| Washington Nationals | Lerner Enterprises | Washington Nationals Baseball Club LLC | $450 million | 2006 |
Notes
- a 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 million 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 million in the transaction.[3][4]
- b The price for the St. Louis Cardinals included Busch Stadium.
- c As much as $200 million of the sale price included the team's 20-percent stake in Fox Sports San Diego.[5]
See also
References
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