While Major League Baseball continues to thrive, it seems that almost every week there is a story on one club or the other being hit with some type of financial calamity. Whether it’s been the Rangers, Mets, Dodgers, or a long list of clubs out of debt compliance, Bud Selig seems to be fighting a war on many fronts every day.
The issue of divorce can throw a wrench into the works, and we’re not talking just the Dodgers. The Moores get divorced, the sale of the Padres takes place. As they say, “it” happens.
The same is now happening within the ownership of the Seattle Mariners, and with it, key details into the amount ownership holds, and talk of club value have surfaced.
Based on an in-depth story by Geoff Baker of the Seattle Times, the value of the Mariners is much higher than what has been reported through the most recent Forbes valuations (Note: Forbes publishes the valuations in April, but the numbers are from the prior season. Therefore, the most recent figure available sho...
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Bud Selig,
Chris Larson,
Felix Hernandez
TEAMS: Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, Oregon Ducks
TEAMS: Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, Oregon Ducks
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