The 7 most lucrative MLB team sales ever after Angels whopping record-breaker
Stan Kroenke is finally getting his MLB team — and the price is expected to reset the market.The Rams owner agreed Tuesday to purchase the Angels from Arte Moreno, with the deal surpassing the $3.9 billion recently paid for the Padres and become the richest franchise sale in baseball history.The exact figure has not been disclosed.If completed at that level, the Angels deal would become the latest in a string of blockbuster sales that have redefined what an MLB franchise is worth.The Dodgers’ $2.15 billion sale in 2012 once looked enormous.Steve Cohen’s $2.4 billion purchase of the Mets pushed the market higher in 2020.
The Padres then jumped to $3.9 billion in 2026.Now the Angels are poised to move the line again.And for Kroenke, who was among the finalists to buy the Dodgers in 2012, the timing adds another layer: Fourteen years after missing out, he is expected to pay nearly twice as much for his way into baseball.Here are the biggest MLB team sales ever.Here are the seven biggest MLB franchise sales:1.Angels — 2026: More than $3.9 billionKroenke’s purchase is expected to establish a new league record.2.
Padres — 2026: $3.9 billionJosé E.Feliciano and Kwanza Jones’ group bought San Diego in what briefly became baseball’s richest sale.3.
Mets — 2020: $2.4 billionSteve Cohen purchased the Mets from the Wilpon and Katz families.4.Dodgers — 2012: $2.15 billionThe record-setting Guggenheim deal beat out a group of bidders that included Kroenke.5.
Orioles — 2024: $1.725 billionDavid Rubenstein’s group purchased the franchise from the Angelos family.6.Rays — 2025: $1.7 billionPatrick Zalupski’s group acquired Tampa Bay from Stuart Sternberg.7.
Marlins — 2017: $1.2 billionBruce Sherman and Derek Jeter’s group bought Miami from Jeffrey Loria.The Dodgers may have been the one that got away, but Kroenke did not exactly stand still afterward.His Rams won a Super Bowl, while the Nuggets and Avalanche each captured championships.Now he ha...