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:

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List

TeamFoundedMLB affiliationOwner(s)Principal(s)Purchase priceYear acquired
Albuquerque Isotopes 2003 Colorado Rockies Diamond Baseball Holdings [1] Pat Battle (Chairman); Peter Freund (CEO)Not disclosed2023 [2]
El Paso Chihuahuas 2014 San Diego Padres MountainStar Sports GroupJosh Hunt (Chairman); [3] Alan Ledford (President) [4] Not disclosed2013 [5]
Las Vegas Aviators 1983 Athletics Seaport Entertainment Group [6] Anton D. Nikodemus [7] Not disclosed2024 [8] [9]
(SEG spun off from Howard Hughes Group)
Oklahoma City Comets 1962 Los Angeles Dodgers Diamond Baseball Holdings [10] Pat Battle (Chairman); Peter Freund (CEO)Not disclosed2021 [11] [10]
Reno Aces 2009 Arizona Diamondbacks SK Baseball Group [12] Herb Simon [13] Not disclosed2008 [14]
Round Rock Express 2000 Texas Rangers Ryan Sanders Baseball Nolan Ryan; Reid Ryan; Don SandersNot disclosed2000 [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 disclosed2003 [21]
Sugar Land Space Cowboys 2012 Houston Astros Diamond Baseball Holdings Pat Battle (Chairman); Peter Freund (CEO)Not disclosed2025 [22]
Tacoma Rainiers 1960 Seattle Mariners The Baseball Club of TacomaMikal Thomsen [23] Not disclosed2011 [24]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reichard, Kevin (October 17, 2023). "Norfolk Tides, Albuquerque Isotopes sold to Diamond Baseball Holdings - Ballpark Digest" . Retrieved January 13, 2026.
  2. ↑ "ALBUQUERQUE ISOTOPES ANNOUNCE NEW OWNER DIAMOND BASEBALL HOLDINGS". MiLB.com. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Chihuahuas Front Office Staff". MiLB.com. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Alan Ledford, President, MountainStar Sports Group - Sports Business Conversations". 1-on-1-sports-business.captivate.fm. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
  5. ↑ Staff, El Paso Times. "El Paso Chihuahuas officially extend Padres affiliation". El Paso Times. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
  6. ↑ Seeman, Matthew (August 1, 2024). "Howard Hughes spins off Las Vegas Ballpark, Aviators into new entertainment company". KSNV. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ "SEAPORT ENTERTAINMENT GROUP COMPLETES SEPARATION FROM HOWARD HUGHES HOLDINGS". MiLB.com. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
  9. ↑ Akers, Mick (August 1, 2024). "Las Vegas Aviators owner separates from Howard Hughes". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
  10. 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.
  11. ↑ Hill, Benjamin. "Here's the high-flying new team name of the Dodgers' Triple-A affiliate". MiLB.com. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
  12. ↑ Murray, Chris. "Murray: Aces' owners committed to Reno — for now". Reno Gazette Journal. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
  13. ↑ "Herb Simon helping fund that will acquire minor-league franchises". Indianapolis Business Journal. December 5, 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
  14. ↑ By. "SK Baseball Announces Reno's Team Name: Aces". MiLB.com. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
  15. ↑ "As Dell Diamond grows, a look back at its history". kvue.com. July 31, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
  16. ↑ "Sacramento Kings now majority owners of Sacramento River Cats - CBS Sacramento". www.cbsnews.com. August 26, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
  17. ↑ Al, Digit (September 28, 2022). "Vivek Ranadivé Says He Is Committed To River Cats, Sacramento". Sactown Sports. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
  18. ↑ Reichard, Kevin (August 19, 2022). "Report: Sacramento River Cats, ballpark sold for $90M - Ballpark Digest" . Retrieved January 13, 2026.
  19. ↑ Novy-Williams, Barry M. (August 18, 2022). "NBA Owner Ranadive Nears Record $90M Buy of Sacramento MiLB Club". Sportico.com. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
  20. ↑ 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.
  21. ↑ Ireland, Kyle (April 9, 2020). "History Of Salt Lake Bees, Minor League Baseball In Salt Lake City". KSL Sports. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
  22. ↑ Adkison, Michael (December 9, 2025). "Houston Astros to sell Sugar Land Space Cowboys". Houston Public Media. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
  23. ↑ Stearns, John (January 15, 2024). "A Long Talk with Mikal Thomsen". SouthSoundBiz.com. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
  24. ↑ "Tacoma Rainiers under new ownership". kgw.com. April 4, 2011. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
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