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MLB Franchise American League

City (state, area) Team Franchise origins principal owner Year bought Purch. price value
(Forbes est.)
Stadium Stadium owner Attend. in 2007
Boston Red Sox Boston since 1901 ("Pilgrims" until 1907) John Henry 2002 $380m $816m Fenway Park Team 3.0m
New York Yankees Baltimore Orioles (1901-1902),
N.Y. "Highlanders" until 1912
George Steinbrenner 1973 $10m $1,300m Yankee Stadium City 4.3m
Oakland Athletics Philadelphia (1901-1954),
Kansas City (1955-1967)
Lewis Wolff 2005 $180m $323m McAfee (Oakland) Coliseum City, County 1.9m
Minneapolis (Minnesota) Twins Washington Senators (1901-1960) Carl Pohlad 1984 $44m $328m Metrodome Dist. Auth. 2.3m
Cleveland Indians Cleveland since 1901
(various names until 1915)
Lawrence Dolan 2000 $323m $417m Progressive (Jacobs) Field Dist. Auth. 2.3m
Detroit Tigers Detroit since 1901 Michael Ilitch 1992 $82m $407m Comerica Park Dist. Auth. 3.0m
Chicago White Sox Chicago since 1901 Jerry Reinsdorf 1981 $20m $443m U.S. Cellular Field Dist. Auth. 2.7m
Baltimore Orioles Milwaukee Brewers (1901),
St. Louis Browns (1902-1953)
Peter Angelos 1993 $173m $398m Camden Yards Dist. Auth. 2.2m
Arlington (Texas) Rangers Expansion franchise:
Washington Senators (1961-1971)
Thomas Hicks 1998 $250m $412m (Rangers) Ballpark in Arlington City 2.4m
Los Angeles / Anaheim (California) Angels Expansion franchise (1961) Arturo Moreno 2003 $184m $500m Angels (Anaheim) Stadium City of Anaheim 3.4m
Kansas City Royals Expansion franchise (1969) David Glass 2000 $96m $301m Kauffman Stadium Dist. Auth. 1.6m
Toronto Blue Jays Expansion franchise (1977) Ted Rogers / Rogers Communications 2000 $137m $352m Rogers Centre Team 2.4m
Seattle Mariners Expansion franchise (1977) Howard Lincoln / Nintendo 1992 $100m $466m Safeco Field Dist. Auth. 2.7m
St. Petersburg
(Tampa Bay)
Devil Rays Expansion franchise (1998) Stuart Steinberg 2004 $200m $290m Tropicana Field City 1.4m

MLB Franchise National League

City (state, area) Team Franchise origins Current principal owner Year bought Purch. price Franchise value
(Forbes est.)
Stadium Stadium owner Attend. in 2007
Atlanta Braves Boston (1876-1952), Milwaukee (1953-1965) John Malone / Liberty Media 2007 $450m $497m Turner Field City, County 2.7m
Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati since 1876; never moved Robert Castellini 2006 $270m $337m Great American Ballpark County 2.1m
Chicago Cubs Chicago since 1876 ("White Stockings" until 1893); never moved Sam Zell / Tribune Company 1981 $21m $642m Wrigley Field Team 3.3m
San Francisco Giants Troy (1879-1882); New York (1883-1957) Peter Magowan 1993 $100m $494m AT&T Park Team 3.2m
Los Angeles Dodgers Brooklyn (1884-1957) Frank McCourt 2004 $355m $694m Dodger Stadium Team 3.9m
Philadelphia Phillies Worcester (1880-1882) William Giles 1981 $30m $481 Citizens Bank Park City 3.1m
Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh since 1887; never moved Robert Nutting 1996 $92m $292m PNC Park City 1.7m
St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis since 1892; never moved William Dewitt Jr. 1995 $150m $484m Busch Stadium III Team 3.6m
New York Mets Expansion franchise (1962) Fred Wilpon 2002 $391m $824m Shea Stadium City 3.9m
Houston Colt 45s / Astros Expansion franchise (1962) Robert D. McLane Jr. 1992 $103m $463m Minute Maid Park Team, Dist. Auth. 3.0m
San Diego Padres Expansion franchise (1969) John Moores 1994 $94m $385m PETCO Park Team, City 2.8m
Washington Nationals Expansion franchise:
Montreal Expos (1969-2004)
Theodore Lerner 2006 $450m $460m Nationals Park City (D.C.) 2.0m
Miami (Florida) Marlins Expansion franchise (1993) Jeffrey Loria 2002 $158m $256m Dolphin Stadium Wayne Huizenga 1.4m
Denver (Colorado) Rockies Expansion franchise (1993) Charles Monfort 1992 $95m $371m Coors Field Dist. Auth. 2.4m
Phoenix (Arizona) Diamondbacks Expansion franchise (1998) Ken Kendrick, et al. 2004 $238m $379m Chase Field County 2.3m
Milwaukee Brewers Expansion franchise: AL Seattle Pilots (1969); transfered to NL in 1998 Mark Attanasio 2005 $223m $331m Miller Park Team, District 2.9m
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