A group headlined by Derek Jeter is nearing a deal to buy the Miami Marlins for $1.2 billion, according to a report from the New York Post.
Jeter has long been rumored to be buying the franchise from Jeffrey Loria but has had trouble pooling together the funds required. An initial bid was led by Jeter and former Florida governor Jeb Bush but Bush pulled out of the project in late May, one month after reports had his and Jeter’s group nearing a sale agreement.
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The Marlins told the Miami Herald that the Jorge Mas report was false:
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Marlins vehemently denying Forbes report that deal has been reached to sell team to Jorge Mas. Samson: "No agreement reached with anyone"...
3:36 PM - 10 Jul 2017
P.S. Isn't Miami a terrible pro sports market??
Rob Manfred tells us again now that Marlins have not picked winning bidder, despite reports to contrary. Said three "viable bidding groups"
The three being Mas, the Jeb Bush group, and the Jordan/Jeter group.
I mean, you'd think baseball in south Florida would be an easy sell - so many pros are from the area, baseball's the national sport in Cuba, etc.
And there's that whole heist of a stadium deal he pulled on the city.