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The 2011–12 Los Angeles Dodgers ownership dispute was a period of turmoil at the management level of the Los Angeles Dodgers organization, which began when Major League Baseball (MLB) seized control of the team from owner Frank McCourt on April 20, 2011. The following dispute over ownership of the franchise was not resolved until the team was ...
The Dodgers did not employ a General Manager until 1950. Before then, the team President had the duties commonly associated with the GM. [ 6 ] There was also no general manager between 2018 and 2021, as the President of Baseball Operations took GM duties during this period.
An 18-year-old has filed a lawsuit over the ownership of the ball Shohei Ohtani made baseball history with when he became the inaugural member of the 50-50 club.. On September 19, the Los Angeles ...
Matus — who filed the first lawsuit last week — and Ramirez have also claimed ownership of the ball. Second fan files lawsuit claiming ownership of Shohei Ohtani's 50-50 baseball Skip to main ...
2011–12 Los Angeles Dodgers ownership dispute; 2012 National League Wild Card Game; 2015 Chicago White Sox–Baltimore Orioles crowdless game; 2021 pitch doctoring controversy; 2024 Major League Baseball uniform controversy
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) In 2009, as the couple that owned the Dodgers announced their separation, the attorney for Frank McCourt said he did not anticipate a legal battle over the team.
Also in 1974, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Andy Messersmith, who had led the NL in wins that season, asked owner Walter O'Malley for both a raise and a no-trade clause added to his 1975 contract. O'Malley granted Messersmith the raise, but he could not offer a no-trade contract, arguing that it was against league rules. [228]
During a messy, public divorce, which ultimately settled in 2011, Frank McCourt Jr., then the owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, received a huge amount of internet backlash from the team’s fans ...