A group of minority owners of the Tampa Bay Rays have filed a lawsuit against principal owner Stuart Sternberg.

The group alleges Sternberg had been negotiating to sell an interest in the team to Montreal investors in 2014, without the minority owners' knowledge, per a report.

The plaintiffs accuse Sternberg of acquiring more stakes in the team while also negotiating to sell an interest in the team to Canadian businessman Stephen Bronfman and his Montreal Baseball Group.