While the Los Angeles Dodgers are looking to repeat as World Series champions, owner Mark Walter is also inching closer to taking over the Los Angeles Lakers from Jeanie Buss.
Earlier this year, news broke that Walter reached an agreement to purchase a majority stake of the Lakers franchise from the Buss family. Walter reportedly is taking over the Lakers at a valuation of $10 billion, making it the largest purchase in sports history.
While the deal was announced in June, Walter was not projected to become the new Lakers owner until closer to the end of this year.