| 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 |
| 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 |
