List of Major League Baseball principal owners
From BR Bullpen
List of current Major League Baseball principal owners and corporate entities that operate the clubs.
[edit] Owners
| Team | Principal owner(s) | Operating entities | Year | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Diamondbacks | Kenneth Kendrick and three others | AZPB LP, AZPBI Inc. | 2004 | $238 million | |
| Atlanta Braves | Liberty Media | Atlanta National League Baseball Club Inc. | 2007 | $1270 million | Purchase included trading of cash, stocks and assets with AOL Time Warner |
| Baltimore Orioles | Peter Angelos | Baltimore Orioles LP, Baltimore Orioles Inc., Baltimore Baseball Club Inc. | 1993 | $173 million | |
| Boston Red Sox | John Henry and Tom Werner | Boston Red Sox Baseball Club LP, New England Sports Ventures LLC | 2002 | $380 million | |
| Chicago Cubs | Tom Ricketts | Chicago National League Ball Club Inc. | 2009 | $845 million | |
| Chicago White Sox | Jerry Reinsdorf | Chicago White Sox Ltd., Chisox Corp. | 1981 | $20 million | |
| Cincinnati Reds | Robert Castellini | Cincinnati Reds LLC | 2005 | $270 million | |
| Cleveland Indians | Larry Dolan | Cleveland Indians Baseball Co. LP | 2000 | $323 million | |
| Colorado Rockies | Charles and Richard Monfort | Colorado Rockies Baseball Club Ltd. | 1992 | $95 million | |
| Detroit Tigers | Mike Ilitch | Detroit Tigers Inc. | 1992 | $82 million | |
| Houston Astros | Jim Crane | tbd | 2011 | $610 million | |
| Kansas City Royals | David Glass | Kansas City Royals Baseball Corp. | 2000 | $96 million | |
| Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | Arturo Moreno | Angels Baseball LP, Moreno Baseball LP | 2003 | $184 million | |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | Mark Walter, Magic Johnson and others | Guggenheim Baseball Management LLC | 2012 | $2.15 billion | includes $150 million for land around Dodger Stadium; winning bid selected through a bankruptcy process |
| Miami Marlins | Jeffrey Loria | Florida Marlins LP, Florida Marlins Inc., Florida Marlins Baseball Ltd. | 2002 | $158 million | |
| Milwaukee Brewers | Mark Attanasio | Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club, Milwaukee Brewers Holdings LLC | 2005 | $223 million | |
| Minnesota Twins | Jim Pohlad | Minnesota Twins, MTI Partnership LLP | 2009 | $44 million | Inherited Team; price listed is from 1984 purchase |
| New York Mets | Fred Wilpon | Sterling Doubleday Enterprises LC, Mets Partners Inc. | 2002 | $391 million | |
| New York Yankees | Hal Steinbrenner | New York Yankees Partnership | 2009 | $10 million | Inherited Team; price listed is from 1973 purchase |
| Oakland Athletics | Lewis Wolff | Athletics Investment Group LLC d/b/a Oakland Athletics Baseball Co. LLC | 2005 | $180 million | |
| Philadelphia Phillies | Dave Montgomery | The Phillies | 1981 | $30 million | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Robert Nutting | Pittsburgh Associates LP, Pittsburgh Baseball Inc. | 1996 | $92 million | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | William DeWitt, Jr. | St. Louis National Baseball Club Inc. | 1995 | $150 million | |
| San Diego Padres | John Moores | Padres LP, Padres Inc. | 1995 | $94 million | |
| San Francisco Giants | Sue Burns and Peter Magowan | San Francisco Baseball Associates LP | 1992 | $100 million | |
| Seattle Mariners | Nintendo | Baseball Club of Seattle LP, Baseball of Seattle Inc. | 1992 | $125 million | |
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays | Stuart Sternberg | Tampa Bay Devil Rays Ltd. | 2004 | $200 million | |
| Texas Rangers | Nolan Ryan | Rangers Baseball Express | 2010 | $593 million | |
| Toronto Blue Jays | Rogers Communications | Rogers Blue Jays Baseball Partnership | 2000 | $137 million | |
| Washington Nationals | Ted Lerner | Washington Nationals Baseball Club LLC | 2006 | $450 million |
