Los Angeles Dodgers ownership dispute

Los Angeles Dodgers to be sold for record two billion dollars

August 15, 2013Business, Economics and Jobs

Frank McCourt agreed to sell the Los Angeles Dodgers to a group led by Magic Johnson for a record two billion dollars Tuesday night. The purchase will cost nearly $860 million more than the price McCourt to buy the Dodgers from News Corp in 2004. The deal is pending approval from a US bankruptcy judge.

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