Giannis Antetokounmpo joins Brewers' ownership group

Giannis Antetokounmpo has purchased a stake in the Brewers to become part of their ownership group. Angela Peterson / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Imagn Content Services, LLC

Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo joins ownership group of MLB's Milwaukee Brewers

By Zac Wassink | Last updated Aug 20, 2021 5:53 PM ET

Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs and Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo both have Most Valuable Player awards on their resumes and now have something else in common.

On Friday, the Milwaukee Brewers of MLB announced Antetokounmpo has purchased a stake in the club to become part of its ownership group.

"We are honored to have Giannis join our team of Milwaukee Brewers investors," Brewers principal owner Mark Attanasio said for the team's website. "Giannis is a great athlete, a world champion and a true local hero with international renown."

Welcome to @MLB, Giannis!

Here's your first look at the newest member of the Brewers ownership team. pic.twitter.com/i5buAF9ycD
— Cut4 (@Cut4) August 20, 2021

Yeli made sure to congratulate the new member of the ownership group.@ChristianYelich | @Giannis_An34 pic.twitter.com/z5od1PoSti
— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) August 20, 2021

Earlier this year, Mahomes joined the ownership group of the Kansas City Royals.

"The city of Milwaukee means so much to me," Antetokounmpo added. "I am honored to be joining the Brewers ownership group to further my commitment and dedication to this great community. I take great pride in my city and I'm excited about what we can build together."

Antetokounmpo put pen to paper on a five-year, $228 million supermax extension with the Bucks last December and then guided the franchise to an NBA championship in July.

Zac Wassink

Zac Wassink is a longtime sports news writer and PFWA member who began his career in 2006 and has had his work featured on Yardbarker, MSN, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. He is also a football and futbol aficionado who is probably yelling about Tottenham Hotspur at the moment and who chanted for Matt Harvey to start the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field. You can find him on X at @ZacWassink

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