MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) — For just the fourth time in Miami Marlins history the team is introducing a new owner.
Well, owners.
Derek Jeter’s group closed on its purchase of the Marlins on Monday, and he and new controlling owner Bruce Sherman will speak publicly for the first time about the deal at a news conference Tuesday.
Major league owners last week unanimously approved the $1.2 billion sale of the franchise by Jeffrey Loria to the investment group led by Jeter and Sherman.
The closing came one day after the Marlins concluded their eighth consecutive losing season, the longest streak in the majors.