Lew Wolff, A's Owner, Denies Interest in Buying Dodgers

by Andrew Johnson

Filed under: Athletics, Dodgers, MLB Biz, Sports Business and Media

On Tuesday ESPN.com's Buster Olney wondered if Oakland Athletics owner Lew Wolff could become the next owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, connecting the dots between Wolff's unsettled stadium situation in the Bay Area, the increasing likelihood that financial pressure will force Frank McCourt out at Chavez Ravine and commissioner Bud Selig's past history as an ownership deal-maker.

It was little more than idle speculation -- the type that we so often hear this time of year -- but Wolff nevertheless felt compelled to respond.

"There is no truth to this report," said the A's in a press release. "Mr. Wolff has no interest whatsoever in purchasing the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise. Furthermore, he has no knowledge of the source of any such rumor, and he has informed Major League Baseball and Dodgers ownership of his position."

 

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