Two Billion Dollar Deal for the Dodgers Is Largest Ever Paid for a Professional Sports Team

The Takeaway

No one has ever paid the amount for a professional sports team that basketball legend Magic Johnson is proposing to pay for the Los Angeles Dodgers. We speak with a former MLB executive about the $2 billion deal. Mike Carlson is a former Vice President of MLB International, and now journalist and sports broadcaster.

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