Major League Baseball has a preliminary deal in place to lease Historic Dodgertown, the venerable Vero Beach, FL complex that was once spring training home of the Dodgers. (more…)
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MLB Discussing Historic Dodgertown Lease
Major League Baseball may enter into a lease for Historic Dodgertown, the venerable Vero Beach, FL complex that was once spring training home of the Dodgers. (more…)
MLB, Seidler Equity Partners Buying Rawlings Sporting Goods
Major League Baseball and Seidler Equity Partners (SEP), a private equity fund with connections to San Diego Padres ownership, are purchasing Rawling Sporting Goods from Newell Brands for $395 million. (more…)
O’Malley, MLB Have Discussed Historic Dodgertown
Peter O’Malley said recently that he has had discussions with Major League Baseball about taking over Historic Dodgertown, the venerable Vero Beach complex. (more…)
Saving Historic Dodgertown
Your feel-good story of the day: After the Los Angeles Dodgers moved spring training operations to Arizona, the future of Vero Beach’s Historic Dodgertown was in doubt — until O’Malley family members stepped in to turn things around. (more…)
Second Jackie Robinson Game at Dodgertown announced for 2015
After a successful 2014 event, Historic Dodgertown has announced the Second Annual Jackie Robinson Celebration Game for Wednesday, April 15, 2015, as the Florida State League’s St. Lucie Mets and Brevard County Manatees battle at iconic Holman Stadium. (more…)
Pro baseball returns to Vero Beach — for a day
Worth the trip: the High Class A Florida State League Brevard County Manatees and Lakeland Flying Tigers are playing a single game at Historic Dodgertown’s Holman Stadium on Tuesday, April 15 at 6:30 p.m. in celebration of Jackie Robinson Day in baseball. This will be the first time that a Florida State League game will […]
Mickelson out of Padres ownership mix
Professional golfer and San Diego native Phil Mickelson is passing on an investment in the San Diego Padres, saying he doesn’t have the time to make a serious commitment to the new ownership group. Mickelson was included as potentially being part of the new Padres owners when the sale of the team from John Moores […]
New owners formally take control of Padres
The new owners of the San Diego Padres are now in control of the franchise, but the final lineup still needs to be written, as golfer Phil Mickelson’s name is glaringly absent. The Padres’ new ownership group includes Ron Fowler as control person, Peter O’Malley’s sons, Kevin and Brian O’Malley, and his nephews, Peter and […]
Owners approve sale of Padres to Fowler/O’Malley group
No surprise: Major League Baseball today approved the sale of the San Diego Padres to a group led by Ron Fowler and Peter O’Malley, ending John Moores’ tenure as team owner. The vote this morning was seen as a formality by many in baseball; a new owner doesn’t get this far if the skids weren’t […]
MLB owners expected to approve Padres sale tomorrow
Unless something goes dramatically wrong overnight, 29 MLB owners are expected to approve the sale of the San Diego Padres to a group led by Peter O’Malley and Ron Fowler tomorrow. The MLB owners are meeting in Denver. Today the MLB Finance Committee and Executive Council heard a presentation from the proposed new ownership group, and […]
O’Malley group reaches agreement to buy Padres
A group led by Peter O’Malley and family, as well as pro golfer Phil Mickelson, has reach an agreement to buy the San Diego Padres from John Moores and other minority investors. The sale price has not been formally announced, but it’s been pegged at around $800 million, though that number may actually be lower because […]
Dodgers: We’d look at adding NFL stadium to Chavez Ravine
The layout of Chavez Ravine, where Dodger Stadium is located, could change dramatically if an NFL stadium is built there — and the Dodgers would look at any proposals. It’s all talk, of course: the NFL wants to add one or two teams to Los Angeles, but the lack of movement on stadiums downtown and […]