For months, Jeffery Loria held the possibility of a sale of the Miami Marlins over the head of Major League Baseball. Even while hosting the All-Star festivities, the sale loomed large. It’s been a back-and-forth with endless amounts of misinformation.
First, it seemed as if Jeter had completed a purchase of the team. Then it didn’t. Then Jeb Bush flipped to the Rothbaum Group. Mas entered the mix and emerged as the favorite. Jeter faded into an afterthought, and possibly sought to join Mas’ bid.
Well the tables have turned.