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On October 27, 2009, the Ricketts family, with Tom Ricketts as board chairman, officially took over 95% ownership of the Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field, and 25% ownership of Comcast SportsNet Chicago. The Tribune opted to retain a 5% ownership stake in the team [22] and the Chicago Cubs acquired the remaining stake in 2019. [23]
This is a list of owners and executives of the Chicago Cubs.
The Ricketts Family becomes owner of the Cubs on October 27, 2009. The sale gives the Ricketts Family 95-percent interest in the Cubs, Wrigley Field and Tribune Company's approximately 25-percent interest in Comcast SportsNet in a transaction valued at $845 million.
The four children of Omaha billionaire Joe Ricketts hold the fate of the Chicago Cubs—and of Wrigley Field—in their hands.
Todd M. Ricketts (born September 23, 1969) is an American businessman and politician who is a co-owner of the Chicago Cubs, a member of the TD Ameritrade board of directors, and a former Republican National Committee Finance Chairman.
CHICAGO — Toward the end of October, Chicago Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer informed chairman Tom Ricketts of the possibility that the team would pursue Craig Counsell, a...
Ken Griffin, the billionaire owner and founder of hedge fund Citadel and high-speed trading firm Citadel Securities, will join the Ricketts family, the owners of Major League Baseball’s Chicago...
Chicago Cubs owners, from left, Tom Ricketts, Laura Ricketts and Todd Ricketts meet with Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot outside Wrigley Field in April 2020.
The Daily News stuck with "Cubs," and player-manager Frank Chance eventually urged Cubs owner Charles W. Murphy to make it official. In 1907, the Cubs were officially born, and World Series championships followed that year and in the '08 campaign.
The Chicago Cubs have been under the ownership of The Ricketts Family since October 27, 2009, as per the MLB official website. The Ricketts family purchased 95% interest in the team along...