Los Angeles Dodgers owner Mark Walter says the club is staying in his hands.
After parting with some of his other major sports holdings over the past year - his stakes in the Los Angeles Lakers and Chelsea FC - and with a sale of the Los Angeles Sparks also in play, Walter made it plain that the Dodgers are not going anywhere. Those moves came amid a federal probe into potentially fraudulent loans from his insurance companies to other companies he owns, and MLB commissioner Rob Manfred acknowledged the league is monitoring the situation.
“As always when we have an investigation, external law enforcement, whatever, we monitor that and that’s where we are right now,” Manfred said.
Walter did not address the probe directly, but he did shut down any speculation about the Dodgers being on the market.
“We’re going to keep the team no matter what,” Walter said. “We’re going to be winning for 10 years or more.
I think our commitment to do so will be just like it has been in the past. And, you know, we don’t win every year, but we’re going to try to.”
He doubled down on that message when talking about the future of the franchise under his ownership.
“I certainly hope we can look forward to winning another World Series next year under my ownership,” Walter said. “And I think we’re just trying to win consistently, and do so for not just next season, but for the next decade and decades beyond that.”
Walter also turned his attention to the fan base after the Dodgers’ NLCS loss, saying the organization’s goals remain unchanged.
“I really hope that the fans feel how much we appreciate them, because we’re all fans too,” Walter said. “And this [year] was a kind of bad end to the season for us. But you’ve got to look at how we’ve done every year and really realize they’re gonna come back and support us again next year, because we’re going to be out there fighting again for a World Series.”
Whatever comes of Walter’s off-field situation, the Dodgers are expected to be in the mix for a World Series next season.
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