Under Moreno’s ownership, the Angels have not won a postseason game since 2009 or played in one since 2014, tied with the Detroit Tigers for baseball’s longest playoff drought. Moreno’s decision could complicate the Angels’ efforts to retain superstar Shohei Ohtani, who can leave as a free agent after the season. “Right now, we’re going to let the dust settle.” “When the time is right, the city will be welcome and open to having those types of long-term discussions,” Anaheim Mayor Ashleigh Aitken said. It is uncertain whether he would consider a third round of negotiations with Anaheim.
Still, the collapse of that deal marked the second time in a decade that the city had walked away from an agreement with Moreno, and he turned his attention to a potential sale of the team within weeks. Sidhu resigned, but he has denied wrongdoing and has not been charged with a crime. The city killed that deal in May amid a federal corruption investigation in which an FBI agent said former mayor Harry Sidhu shared confidential city information with the Angels in the hope of securing a $1-million campaign contribution from them. Moreno and the city of Anaheim had agreed to a deal in which he would keep the team in town through 2050, renovate or replace Angel Stadium at his cost, and build a neighborhood atop the stadium parking lots. The union has countered that it won’t solve problems. MLB says an international draft would curb corruption and PED use in Latin America. Sports Why haven’t MLB and players agreed on an international draft? Money, mistrust and more More than half a dozen potential buyers had expressed interest, including Joe Lacob, owner of the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors Patrick Soon-Shiong, owner of the Los Angeles Times and investors from Japan. In this case, with the Angels projected to sell for a record price for a Major League Baseball franchise - at least $2.5 billion - Moreno decided over the last week to simply call off the sale without taking any bids.Īs the Angels fortified their roster this winter, Moreno is said to have become reinvigorated about retaining ownership, and as such his decision was not about how many potential buyers had materialized or what they might have bid. It is not unheard of for an owner to field bids, then decide not to sell because the bids had fallen short. aokYfba1Dp- Los Angeles Angels January 23, 2023 Today, the #Angels announced that the Moreno Family is ending the exploratory process to sell the team and will continue ownership throughout the 2023 Season and beyond.
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