List of Pacific Coast League principal owners
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Current Pacific Coast League team owners and the principal corporate entities that operate the clubs:
| Team | Founded | MLB affiliation | Owner(s) | Principal(s) | Purchase price | Year acquired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque Isotopes | 2003 | Colorado Rockies | Diamond Baseball Holdings[1] | Pat Battle (Chairman); Peter B. Freund (CEO) | Not disclosed | 2023[2] |
| El Paso Chihuahuas | 2014 | San Diego Padres | MountainStar Sports Group | Josh Hunt (Chairman);[3] Alan Ledford (President)[4] | Not disclosed | 2013[5] |
| Las Vegas Aviators | 1983 | Athletics | Seaport Entertainment Group[6] | Anton D. Nikodemus[7] | Not disclosed | 2024[8][9] (SEG spun off from Howard Hughes Group) |
| Oklahoma City Comets | 1962 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Diamond Baseball Holdings[10] | Pat Battle (Chairman); Peter B. Freund (CEO) | Not disclosed | 2021[11][10] |
| Reno Aces | 2009 | Arizona Diamondbacks | SK Baseball Group[12] | Herb Simon[13] | Not disclosed | 2008[14] |
| Round Rock Express | 2000 | Texas Rangers | Ryan Sanders Baseball | Nolan Ryan; Reid Ryan; Don Sanders | Not disclosed | 2000[15] |
| Sacramento River Cats | 2000 | San Francisco Giants | The Ranadive Group[16] | Vivek Ranadivé[17] | $90M (sold with ballpark)[18] | 2022[19] |
| Salt Lake Bees | 1994 | Los Angeles Angels | Miller Sports + Entertainment | Gail Miller[20] | Not disclosed | 2003[21] |
| Sugar Land Space Cowboys | 2012 | Houston Astros | Diamond Baseball Holdings | Pat Battle (Chairman); Peter B. Freund (CEO) | Not disclosed | 2025[22] |
| Tacoma Rainiers | 1960 | Seattle Mariners | The Baseball Club of Tacoma | Mikal Thomsen[23] | Not disclosed | 2011[24] |
See also
References
- ↑ Reichard, Kevin (October 17, 2023). "Norfolk Tides, Albuquerque Isotopes sold to Diamond Baseball Holdings - Ballpark Digest". Retrieved January 13, 2026.
- ↑ "ALBUQUERQUE ISOTOPES ANNOUNCE NEW OWNER DIAMOND BASEBALL HOLDINGS". MiLB.com. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
- ↑ "Chihuahuas Front Office Staff". MiLB.com. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
- ↑ "Alan Ledford, President, MountainStar Sports Group - Sports Business Conversations". 1-on-1-sports-business.captivate.fm. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
- ↑ Staff, El Paso Times. "El Paso Chihuahuas officially extend Padres affiliation". El Paso Times. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
- ↑ Seeman, Matthew (August 1, 2024). "Howard Hughes spins off Las Vegas Ballpark, Aviators into new entertainment company". KSNV. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
- ↑ Feser, Katherine. "Howard Hughes Holdings to spin off entertainment assets with new leader". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on August 9, 2025. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
- ↑ "SEAPORT ENTERTAINMENT GROUP COMPLETES SEPARATION FROM HOWARD HUGHES HOLDINGS". MiLB.com. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
- ↑ Akers, Mick (August 1, 2024). "Las Vegas Aviators owner separates from Howard Hughes". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
- 1 2 Stephen, Eric (December 14, 2021). "Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers purchased by Endeavor's Diamond Baseball Holdings". True Blue LA. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
- ↑ Hill, Benjamin. "Here's the high-flying new team name of the Dodgers' Triple-A affiliate". MiLB.com. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
- ↑ Murray, Chris. "Murray: Aces' owners committed to Reno — for now". Reno Gazette Journal. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
- ↑ "Herb Simon helping fund that will acquire minor-league franchises". Indianapolis Business Journal. December 5, 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
- ↑ By. "SK Baseball Announces Reno's Team Name: Aces". MiLB.com. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
- ↑ "As Dell Diamond grows, a look back at its history". kvue.com. July 31, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
- ↑ "Sacramento Kings now majority owners of Sacramento River Cats - CBS Sacramento". www.cbsnews.com. August 26, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
- ↑ Al, Digit (September 28, 2022). "Vivek Ranadivé Says He Is Committed To River Cats, Sacramento". Sactown Sports. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
- ↑ Reichard, Kevin (August 19, 2022). "Report: Sacramento River Cats, ballpark sold for $90M - Ballpark Digest". Retrieved January 13, 2026.
- ↑ Novy-Williams, Barry M. (August 18, 2022). "NBA Owner Ranadive Nears Record $90M Buy of Sacramento MiLB Club". Sportico.com. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
- ↑ Silverman, Alex (January 13, 2026). "Utah's Miller family pursuing hat trick of sports-anchored developments with baseball, soccer". Sports Business Journal. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
- ↑ Ireland, Kyle (April 9, 2020). "History Of Salt Lake Bees, Minor League Baseball In Salt Lake City". KSL Sports. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
- ↑ Adkison, Michael (December 9, 2025). "Houston Astros to sell Sugar Land Space Cowboys". Houston Public Media. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
- ↑ Stearns, John (January 15, 2024). "A Long Talk with Mikal Thomsen". SouthSoundBiz.com. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
- ↑ "Tacoma Rainiers under new ownership". kgw.com. April 4, 2011. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
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