Washington Nationals owner Ted Lerner dies at 97

Lerner's group acquired the Nationals from Major Organization Baseball in 2006 for $450 million after the group was transferred to the united state resources from Montreal, where it played for greater than three years as the Expos. He was handling major owner until delivering that function to son Mark in 2018. 
Under the Lerners' ownership, the Nationals went from one of baseball's worst groups in their first a number of periods in Washington to World Series champions in 2019. The Lerners additionally are credited with revitalizing the city's Navy Lawn location given that Nationals Park opened up in 2008. It is with terrific despair that we introduce the death of Starting Managing Principal Proprietor , Theodore N. Lerner. pic.twitter.com/l8rKD6KE8E Washington Nationals (@Nationals) February 13, 2023  
" It is with wonderful despair that we we announce the passing away of Establishing Handling Principal Owner Theodore N. Lerner, " the group said in a statement. "The masterpiece of his family members organization was bringing baseball back to the city he loved - as well as with it, bringing a champion residence for the very first time because 1924. He treasured the franchise and what it brought to his cherished hometown."  
In 2014, the Lerners started exploring the opportunity of selling the team, which is worth $2 billion, according to Forbes, which approximates the family members's total assets is $6.6 billion thanks to the Nationals and Lerner Enterprises, among the biggest property-owning companies in the Washington area.
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