Commissioner Rob Manfred appeared on a radio talk show hosted by Dan Le Batard in Miami Wednesday. Le Batard pressed Manfred about the Derek Jeter group’s purchase of the Marlins and how it related to the Marlins dumping payroll and trading off Giancarlo Stanton, Marcell Ozuna and Dee Gordon.
In a combative interview on ESPN Radio, host Dan Le Batard told Manfred: “We are starting with a lie” when Manfred said he did not know the plans of new owners Derek Jeter and Bruce Sherman during the approval process.