Washington Nationals principal proprietor Mark Lerner stated on Monday that the team is no longer for sale.
The group was in the marketplace for 2 years, nevertheless it seems a purchaser didn’t emerge.
“We have determined, our family has determined, that we are not going to sell the team,” Lerner advised The Washington Post.
In April of 2022, Lerner introduced that he and his household would look into promoting the group, with no particular occasions or dates on when that will occur.
“Nothing has really changed,” Lerner stated. “We’ve just decided that it’s not the time or the place for it. We’re very happy owning the team and bringing us back a ring one day.”
The Lerner household has owned the Nationals since 2006. Mark Lerner assumed management of the franchise from his father Ted in 2018. Ted died in February of final yr.
The Nationals have gained a single World Sequence, again in 2019. Since then, the group has gone by a fairly critical rebuild, as solely 4 gamers on the group are from that successful roster — Patrick Corbin, Tanner Rainey, Victor Robles and Stephen Strasburg, who announced his retirement back in August. Washington has completed final within the NL East within the 4 years since their championship.
The Baltimore Orioles have been simply bought by David Rubenstein from the Angelos household for $1.725 billion, assuming the remainder of the MLB house owners vote in favor of the sale. Rubenstein was additionally enthusiastic about shopping for the Nationals once they have been on the market, however determined to go for his hometown group as a substitute.
