MLB Approves Padres Sale to José E. Feliciano and Kwanza Jones
MLB owners unanimously approved the sale of the San Diego Padres to José E. Feliciano and Kwanza Jones, making Jones the first Black majority owner in MLB history.
MLB owners unanimously approved the sale of the San Diego Padres to José E. Feliciano and Kwanza Jones, per the league's announcement. With the vote, Kwanza Jones becomes the first Black majority owner in Major League Baseball history.
The approval marks a formal transition at the top of the Padres organization — one of the sport's more consequential ownership changes in recent memory, for reasons that extend well beyond San Diego.
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