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David Rubenstein Approved As New Orioles Owner

Mar 28, 2024 1:04 AM

Major League Baseball's owners have unanimously approved private-equity billionaire David Rubenstein as the new owner of the Baltimore Orioles.

The accelerated sale, which will eventually give Rubenstein and his ownership group 70% of the Orioles, transferred control of the team to him less than two months after he agreed to buy it from the Angelos family.

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A's Release Renderings Of Planned Las Vegas Stadium

Mar 5, 2024 5:57 PM

The Oakland Athletics and their design teams released renderings Tuesday of the club's planned $1.5 billion stadium in Las Vegas that show five overlapping layers with a similar look to the famous Sydney Opera House.

The A's hope to move into that 33,000-seat domed stadium in 2028, depending mostly on the construction timeline. A glass window beyond the outfield provides an outdoor feel with views of the Las Vegas Strip.

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White Sox Release Renderings Of Potential New Ballpark

Feb 8, 2024 2:10 AM

The Chicago White Sox's next home could be a modern stadium in a ballpark village type of setting in the city's South Loop, according to renderings released Wednesday by the team and the company that owns the land.

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John Angelos Agrees To Sell Orioles For $1.725B

Jan 31, 2024 1:04 AM

John Angelos has agreed to sell the Baltimore Orioles to a group led by Carlyle Group Inc. co-founder David Rubenstein, according to multiple reports on Tuesday.

The transaction reportedly values the Orioles at $1.725 billion.

Rubenstein, a Baltimore native, reportedly will take over as the team's controlling owner. He has assembled an investment team that includes Ares co-founder Michael Arougheti.

Major League Baseball still must approve the sale. Owners are scheduled to meet next week in Orlando, Florida.

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O's Lease Extension At Camden Yards Approved

Dec 18, 2023 2:31 PM

The Maryland Stadium Authority approved a lease extension for the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards on Monday in one of the final steps formalizing a long-term agreement between the team and the state.

The deal was set to go before the state's Board of Public Works -- a three-member board chaired by the governor -- later in the day.

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World Champion Rangers Earn $506K+ Share From Record Pool

Nov 21, 2023 2:39 PM

A full postseason share for the World Series champion Texas Rangers totaled $506,263, just down from the record set when the Houston Astros won in 2022, but the total pool increased to the most in Major League Baseball history.

The pool of $107.8 million topped last year's $107.5 million in the first season of expanded playoffs but the share was down from Houston's $516,347.

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Rangers Cheered By Thousands At World Series Title Parade

Nov 3, 2023 4:26 PM

 ens of thousands Texas Rangers fans lined up and stacked dozens deep in some areas along a 2-mile route near the team's ballpark for a parade Friday to celebrate the franchise's first World Series championship.

"This is why we came back, for the parade," All-Star second baseman Marcus Semien said.

The parade came two days after the Rangers wrapped up the World Series title with a 5-0 win on the road in Game 5 against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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Rangers Defeat D-Backs For Franchise's First World Series Title

Nov 1, 2023 11:17 PM

The Texas Rangers defeated the upstart, underdog Arizona Diamondbacks in front of a soldout Chase Field crowd, 5-0, in Game 5 of the World Series on Wednesday, clinching the first championship in the 62-year history of their franchise. Nathan Eovaldi continually weaved out of trouble, somehow matching a dominant Zac Gallen through six scoreless innings, and the Rangers' offense finally came through late, producing a run in the seventh and exploding for four in the ninth.

The greatest postseason in Rangers history finished with an 11th consecutive road victory. No team had ever won more than eight in a row in the playoffs.

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Rangers Beat D-Backs 11-7 In Game 4, Now One Win Away From First Title

Nov 1, 2023 12:32 AM

The Texas Rangers were dealt a devastating blow then did what they seem to do every time adversity strikes this season: They dominated in the face of it.

Moments after learning that Max Scherzer and Adolis Garcia would be forced off their World Series roster because of injury, the Rangers put together arguably their most complete performance of this postseason, storming past the Arizona Diamondbacks with an 11-7 drubbing in Game 4 on Tuesday night.

The Rangers, with a 3-1 lead in the Series, are now one win away from solidifying the first championship in their 62-year franchise history.

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Rangers Beat D-Backs In Game 3 Behind Corey Seager, Jon Gray

Oct 31, 2023 12:59 AM

The Texas Rangers' incredible postseason road winning streak continued in Game 3 of the World Series on Monday night with a 3-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks that was fueled by a prodigious home run from Corey Seager and a masterful bullpen performance from Jon Gray.

The Rangers, with a 2-1 lead in this best-of-seven series, are now two wins away from their first championship in franchise history

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Merrill Kelly, D-Backs Roll In Game 2 To Even Series

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Rangers Rally, Adolis Garcia Hits 11th-Inning HR To Win Game 1

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D-Backs Top Phillies In Game 7, Advance To World Series

D-Backs Beat Phillies 5-1 To Force Deciding Game 7

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Rangers Cruise By Astros, Advance To World Series

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Rangers Slug Their Way To Win Over Astros To Force Game 7

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Phillies Beat D-Backs 6-1 To Take 3-2 NLCS Series Lead

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D-Backs Beat Phillies 6-5, Tie NCLS At Two Games Apiece

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Jose Altuve Hits Go-Ahead HR In 9th, Astros Take 3-2 Series Lead

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Astros Win Game 3 To Close Gap In ALCS

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Kyle Schwarber Homers Twice To Lead Phillies To Game 2 Win

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Rangers Outlast Astros To Take 2-0 Series Lead

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Phillies Power Past D-Backs In Game 1 Of NLCS

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Rangers Shutout Astros To Win Game 1 Of ALCS

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Phillies Eliminate Braves, Advance To NLCS To Meet D-Backs

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Astros Beat Twins, Advance To ALCS Showdown With Rangers

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D-Backs Sweep Dodgers To Advance To NLCS

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Cristian Javier Pitches Astros By Twins To Take 2-1 Series Lead

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Rangers Sweep O's To Advance To ALCS

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D-Backs Beat Dodgers To Take 2-0 Lead In NLDS

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