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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 $980,000,000 to Liberty in exchange for approximately 68.5 million shares of Time Warner stock, at the time worth $1.48 billion.
The 1958 Major League Baseball season began to turn Major League Baseball into a nationwide league. Walter O'Malley, owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers and "perhaps the most influential owner of baseball's early expansion era," [60] moved his team to Los Angeles, marking the first major league franchise on the West Coast. [61]
Pages in category "Lists of Major League Baseball owners and executives" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
National League owners at the December 1911 league meeting; Helene Hathaway Britton is the only woman present. Since the beginning of Major League Baseball, women have rarely held high executive positions in team franchises. On occasion, however, women have ended as majority owners of Major League franchises.
The New York Yankees are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in The Bronx, New York City, New York.They play in the American League East division. This list consists of the owners, general managers (GMs) and other executives of the Yankees.
Robert Nutting (born March 29, 1962) is an American businessman and sports team owner. Since 2007, he has been the principal owner and chairman of the board of the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball. His other business activities include serving as president & CEO of Ogden Newspapers Inc.
Jerry McMorris (principal owner 1992–2005, president 1993–2001) Keli McGregor (president, 2001–2010) Bob Gebhard (general manager, 1992–1999) Dan O'Dowd (general manager, 1999–2014) Bill Geivett (director of major league operations, 2012–2014) Josh Byrnes (assistant general manager, 1999–2001) Jerry Dipoto (head of scouting, 2005)
The listed years in the table below indicate the first and last years that the franchise played in a major league as recognized by Major League Baseball; many franchises existed before or after playing in a major league. Franchises that played only as associate clubs of a major league are not included.