The lawsuit alleges, among other claims, that Sternberg and the Rays Baseball Club entity failed to disclose a $376 million payment from regional broadcast partner Fox Sports Sun, which was received after the ownership of the club and franchise had been transferred out of the partnership and into RBC.. Court documents show found partners paid $800,000 per 1 percent ownership interest in the Tampa Bay Rays Baseball, Ltd., while limited partners later paid $1,000,000 per 1 percent. And it wasnt until March 2022 that the partners, after reviewing long-sought financial audits, say they realized their rights within Rays Baseball Club had been curtailed, giving them no revenues from baseball-related operations, no cash flow, and no responsibilities of the management of the Rays team and franchise.. They collectively own less than 10% of the Rays franchise. It took a lot longer than many expected, but Paul Pogba finally made his return to action for Juventus on Tuesday evening. Canada doesnt have a Pharma industry, but they do have lower healthcare costs (if you can actually get care). Nothing is happening until 2027 and then it will be a relocation out of the Bay Area unfortunately, As long as Stu goes thats great! Look at production, people, especially writers have accepted what we see as the norm. Why would anyone consider Canada? It also asks a judge to void the deal that transferred the team to Rays Baseball Club; to issue an injunction limiting that companys business actions; and to distribute payments to the partners based on that companys cash flow. I hope Tampa sticks to their guns and makes his pony up half the cost of a stadium for full season baseball. Review Catalyst posting guidelines here. Offer the team to actual minorities to increase minority ownership, as a sign of reparations and proof that MLB believes Black Lives Matter. Its a fraternity that few humans will ever get to experience: owning a professional sports franchise. A hearing on the matter is scheduled for September. Franco is coming but so is his trade. The three individuals share of the Rays comes to just under 9.6 percent, according to the lawsuit. Playoff wins count twice as much as regular season wins. @basquiat From MLBs point of view, it is basically settled. Read this guys Wikipedia page. A top 3 growth market and top 12 tv market already will get another franchise ASAP! The suit alleges he has been in . Contrary to what people seem to think, the owners also want to make as much money as they can, just like the players. Lease goes through 2027, so I REALLY hope Canada travel bans arent a thing by then. 12. If they are taxed as a partnership, partners can only get distributions not paychecks., and those have to be in proportion to their partnership interests. How ironic would it be if Montreal ended up with a franchise once based in Florida because the owner of the team wasnt working completely on the up-and-up with his partners and MLB? But you keep talking about how America is so much better. 6-keys: media/spln/mlb/reg/free/stories, By pressing sign up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the. It has turned into a huge money making scheme for the privileged and fans cling onto it in hopes that better days are ahead. A group of the Tampa Bay Rays' minority partners filed suit against principal owner Stuart Sternberg this week, alleging he improperly enriched himself by secretly transferring. These actions have stripped plaintiffs of the value of their long-held investments in the franchise and team, the lawsuit says. Baseball wont die if people enjoy again. For the third time in just over a year, a group of minority partners in the Tampa Bay Rays have sued principal owner Stuart Sternberg, alleging he "wrongfully and surreptitiously". Baltimore Orioles Baltimore Boston Red Sox Boston New York Yankees NY Yankees Tampa Bay Rays Tampa Bay Toronto Blue . The Rays announced in June 2019 they were planning to explore an arrangement that would see the organization potentially split its home games between Tampa Bay and Montreal. An easier path to the playoffs means nothing once youre in the playoffs and that same fairer playing field works for the other teams in the division as well. He will sell off before it happens thsts what guys like this do. Thats brutal. Three of them, Bryan, Joel, and Edward, took over the day-to-day operations of the team. According to the lawsuit, Sternberg became managing partner after acquiring 49 percent of the team in 2004. The product needs to be improved, but when fans openly accept what analytics is now calling quality production, we have simply settled for mediocrity. The Tampa Bay Timesreport notes that Sternberg had previously told the publication that his conversations about a potential sale to Bronfman did not begin until about 2017. The NY Supreme Court found in the Nationals favor, as had the MLB arbitration panel. That whole situation probably doesnt get resolved until Peter Angelos dies, the Angelos family sells the team, or both. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2020. The complainants additionally claim that Sternberg has placed himself and others on partnership payroll without explanation, among other allegations. Championships: None. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: media | arena: mlb | pageType: stories | MWeller, Im not sure what you mean by that. for over 2 decades. Problem solved! The Rays say the latest lawsuit filed by a group of limited partners who accuse Stuart Sternberg of wrongfully taking control of the team is a continuation of a "meritless and relentless campaign . And I dont see having an arena that far out of the city as a positive. oh, you mean the pastors spreading disease around? at Darkside makes terrible takes from time to time this one is one of many. 11. 6 more years & the team can do whatever it wants. Owners net worth: While the net worth of Richard DeVos children is not listed, the elder DeVos was worth $5.4 billion when he died. There is technically another way, called a guaranteed payment, but that would have to be in the partnership documents. But its not fine. With all due respect to the Mayor of St Pete the city is losing leverage every year that goes forward & Sternberg is uninterested in staying in St Pete long term since they do not get many walk up fans & a good % of their season ticket holders live outside of St Pete (like myself). To them, their team is a business first. This conversation of USA vs Canada is dumb in most forums, but particularly this one. It isnt quality baseball. Years Owned Name; 2004-Present: Stuart Sternberg - 48%, Vincent J. Naimoli - 15%, Limited Partners - 37%: 1998-2004: Vincent J. Naimoli - 15%, Bill Griffin, Dan Doyle Sr., Mark Bostick, Robert . As someone who has both worked for the Rays and has lived in the area for some time, Sternberg has to be the worst professional sports owner Ive ever seen. They have ok TV ratings, but a high percentage are transplants watching their team play the Rays. Rays face Braves with Shane McClanahan on the mound today, St. Petersburg, Tampa Bay Rays to discuss these 9 topics about Tropicana Field. The suit was filed in May by five limited partners--Robert Kleinert, Gary Markel, Stephen M. Waters and a trust in his name, and the MacDougald Family Limited Partnership--who together own about 9.6 percent of the team. Im shocked. Owners net worth: While the net worth of Malcolm Glazers six children is not available, Malcom was worth an estimated $4.5 billion at the time of his death in 2014. It alleges that Sternberg entered into a secret series of contracts with Naimoli, and gained control of the partnership over time. Take a look at the investments each of the Vinik and Glazier families have made not only to the sports franchises but the Tampa Bay community not like an owner that just takes .., marlins should be a lesson to all. You are spot on with most of what you said. The Orlando Magic and Tampa Bay Buccaneers are run by the families of deceased owners who once stewarded those teams. The Rays bought the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the ASL and their stadium. Current value: $2.075 billion (Source: statista.com). section: | slug: rays-minority-owners-file-lawsuit-against-owner-stuart-sternberg | sport: baseball | route: article_single.us | That seems like a massive overreaction lol. The lawsuit, filed Saturday by five limited partners, said the scheme culminated in Sternbergs surreptitious transfer of the entire baseball club and franchise to a separate entity, called Rays Baseball Club, a limited liability corporation of which Sternberg is the sole member, according to the lawsuit. He survived this for 50 years. Hopefully the catwalks at Tropicana Field dont interfere with this conflict. The Rays have been bad for MLB. Portion of franchise's value attributable to its brand. Current value: $980 million (Source: statista.com). If there are requirements that the majority owner works for the benefit of all the partners, that changes everything. STU-pid is one of the worse most greedy owners in mlb. By 2020, he had increased his stake to 85 percent by buying other general partnership stakes, including those held by the family of former owner Vince Naimoli, making him both managing partner and sole general partner. 2014 ??? They were actually near the top in attendance in the early 80s then were middle-ish of the pack until the mid-90s. F everyone else as long as you get yours-regardless of honor, laws or morals, huh? They seem to walk in the same circles. Vince McMahons slow, but steady, rise from the ashes seems to be continuing this WrestleMania season. tbh if the rays actually moved a few miles east into tampa and they cut a deal with st. pete to allow the move im sure more than 5k in fans would show up. Not to worry, Rays fans. It also alleges breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty and constructive fraud and asks for a declaratory judgment against Sternberg and Rays Baseball Club. Our government specializes in supporting China. It doesnt look good for him or the owners when things like this happen. It isnt based in any actual fact, but virtue signaling rarely is. The Rays, for their part, have issued a statement on the matter: We are disappointed that a handful of our limited partners have filed suit. Current value: $2 billion (Source: statista.com). The minority owners who filed the suit are Robert Kleinert, Gary Markel, Stephen M. Waters and a trust bearing his name, and the MacDougald Family Limited Partnership, LLLP. Could you imagine if the Rays would actually spend a dime? Jun 29, 2022 A group of Tampa Bay Rays minority owners has filed a third lawsuit against lead owner Stu Sternberg, alleging that their ownership "has been reduced to a mere shell,. Stewie is not poor, but he wants you to think he is. You hit the nail on the head in terms of our Pharma industry and how our overpayments have built an industry the world needs. Right now, he basically has the other owners paying his teams salary, and he knows eventually MLB or Tampa will help fund his relocation in Tampa. The nasty legal battle between Tampa Bay Rays principal owner Stuart Sternberg and a group of the baseball team's limited partners has become public in recent days. The partners who filed suit said they did not learn about the transactions until January 2020. goodness, its teams like TB, PIT, and OAK that are really holding back the growth of the game. (Sternberg, Topkin notes, has previously told reporters discussions with Bronfman began in 2017, but whether those discussions ever got specific enough to violate the lease terms is unclear.). We have abided by the partnership agreement and the Tropicana Field use agreement.. The Milwaukee Bucks are trying to rediscover corner magic and weaponize the three-point shot in their offense. ), its a much fairer playing field. Co victories per dollar of payroll cmpares the number of wins per player payroll relative to the rest of the MLB. Dates for arbitration and a trial have not been set. The lawsuit outlines a series of acquisitions of limited partner interests from 2007 to 2018 giving an additional ownership stake to Sternberg. Melnyk may have kept the Senators in Ottawa, but thats pretty much the last positive thing he did. In a business like baseball you have to look into the past and into the future. Naimoli wanted to keep a 15 percent stake. As others have pointed out, in addition to the NHL and NFL stadiums being highly publicly funded, but the soccer team is owned by Stu Sternberg and the Rays. Of course, no sane prospective owner would buy in at this point, with contentious labor negotiations fast approaching, so things are on hold there. The contrast between Sternberg and the competence of the Rays front office and coaching staff is pretty striking. Didnt help the Expos cause that their best team ever was the 1994 team, and was wiped out by the strike. The problem is not that hes a smart businessman who has played the system to his advantage. This Florida company was accused of scamming homeowners. The best example of the Rays' depth and resilience is a bullpen that, despite suffering one injury after another, has been among the best in the majors all season. The lawsuit was filed by five limited partners who own a combined 9.6 percent of the team: Robert Kleinert, Gary Markel, the MacDougald Family Limited Partnership, Stephen M. Waters and a. SMH. If he was losing the amount of money he wants you to believe he is, he would sell. this is a bb site not the x-files if i wanted to hear about arguments about inoculations/politics then i would join a reddit site about said issues. second when i got across the bay to st. pete where the trop is in a industrial district, nothing around the trop is attracting to fans unless you like hanging out around factories and warehouses. (https://web.archive.org/web/20120824051451/http://law.marquette.edu/images/sports/nhl22.pdf). Thats much higher than the flu shot. shame on them for prioritizing public health. Basically, if the suit has merit, hes violating laws and regulations to screw over the minority owners for his own benefit. that tell people what to do with their own bodies (besides pregnant women, of course) are tyranny, right? Ill assume you mean secede, right? In the past week when Willy Adames was traded a fan favorite who seemed like best teammate and everyone I know in Tampa Bay loved him. We are finally seeing progress on the As but it took a long time. The sport is killing itself with all the new BS rules, crappy hitting and players falling apart left and right. The lawsuit was filed by five limited partners who own a combined 9.6 percent of the team: Robert Kleinert, Gary Markel, the MacDougald Family Limited Partnership, Stephen M. Waters and a trust bearing Waters name. man, if only i had sky daddy in my life, id be as insane as you. The legal spat centers on the minority owners claim that Sternberg wrongfully and surreptitiously transferred legal ownership of the team in 2020 from an existing partnership structure to an entity called Rays Baseball Club. The partners say they did not learn about the transfer until months after it occurred. Enter the details of the person you want to share this article with. Him and guys like him are killing the sport. Privacy Policy | Copyright 2020 The St Petersburg Group. Tampa is doing fine. 10. The minority shareholders allege hes instead used his authority to decline to acquire potentially advantageous interests for the partnership as a whole, only to then personally acquire those interests and increase his own stake in the partnership. Why would I want to give that scumbag my money. This is one of the most misinformed takes Ive ever seen. The Rays ownership group has previously expressed interest in bringing women's. And this guy isnt helping. If not Tampa, then another city. Stu Sternberg is a con and rule #1 for a con is never put up your own money. I was bummed and Rays probably got better and didnt even bring up Wander. This goes back to the old days when Connie Mack said you only have to win enough to gets the fans to the games. Stuart Sternberg PRINCIPAL OWNER The 2022 season is the 17th under the leadership of Principal Owner Stuart Sternberg, who assumed control of the franchise in October 2005. Dude they probably know each other. It claims that Sternberg, without communicating. The lawsuit, filed in May and amended in October, alleges that Sternberg withheld financial and strategic information while buying up shares from other limited partners, increasing his personal stake in the team at the expense of the partnership that governs it. The effect of all of this is that the partnership has been reduced to a mere shell, with no revenues from baseball-related operations, no cash flow, and no responsibilities of the management of the Rays team and franchise to the limited partners the very reason the limited partnership was formed, the lawsuit said. About the sale: Viner became the controlling general partner in 2009 and he and his investors sold the Panthers to Viola in late 2013 after a dismal 2012-13 season. That said, I would agree that there are cases for many other bad owners. Your email address will not be published. Weaver was the founding owner of the Jaguars. Championships: 3 (2004 over the Calgary Flames, 2020 over the Dallas Stars and 2021 over the Montreal Canadiens). In regards to the public health safety commentthey did allow World Juniors to be held in Canadaindoorssoooooo, Can we discuss the rays owners like the article haha. This is Rob Manfreds MLB so it could absolutely happen. Heres a guy who quietly gave everything he had to the org for a decade and came away saying they had no idea what they were doing. The Athletic was first to report on the lawsuit. He is quite competent. Its pretty obvious which organizations need to be properly looked at within the league and possibly federally. These actions have stripped (the minority owners) of the value of their long-held investments in the franchise and team, the suit states. The Rays announced in June 2019 they were planning to explore an arrangement that would see the organization potentially split its home games between Tampa Bay and Montreal. Another franchise will be ready to pick this up! Owner(s): Stephen Ross owns 95 percent of the team. They share ownership of the team. He integrated the two soon after and grew it into one of the largest bumper manufacturers in the world by 1987. Some complaints will go to arbitration, as Stuart Sternberg requested, but a jury could still rule on his removal as general partner. The richest owner award goes to Shad Khan of the Jaguars, at an estimated $8 billion. Bring your news, your perspective and your spark to the St Pete Catalyst and take your seat at the table. 3:57 pm ET. The Montreal Expos left due to attendance issues in a foreign country and province that actually wanted and still does to succeed from Canadadont think this is even going to happenJarry Park is a tennis stadium..really think Canadians are going to pay for a new stadium in a province that still speaks predominantly French and LOVES hockey and little elseMLB would be crazy to do this. Local revenues divided by metro population with populations in two-team markets divided in half. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. 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