List of Single-A baseball team owners

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Current Single-A (baseball) team owners and the principals that operate the clubs:

Contents

California League

TeamDivisionOwner(s)Principal(s)Year acquiredAffiliate
Fresno Grizzlies North Diamond Baseball Holdings [1] Pat Battle (chairman); Peter B. Freund (CEO)2023 Colorado Rockies
Inland Empire 66ers South Diamond Baseball Holdings [2] Pat Battle (chairman); Peter B. Freund (CEO)2024 Seattle Mariners
Lake Elsinore Storm SouthStorm LP Gary E. Jacobs San Diego Padres
Ontario Tower Buzzers North Diamond Baseball Holdings [3] Pat Battle (chairman); Peter B. Freund (CEO)2025 Los Angeles Dodgers
Rancho Cucamonga Quakes South Diamond Baseball Holdings [4] Pat Battle (chairman); Peter B. Freund (CEO)2024 Los Angeles Angels
San Jose Giants North Diamond Baseball Holdings Pat Battle (chairman); Peter B. Freund (CEO)2021 San Francisco Giants
Stockton Ports North 7th Inning Stretch LLC [5] Tom Volpe2002 Athletics
Visalia Rawhide SouthFirst Pitch Entertainment LLC [6] Sam Sigal2019 Arizona Diamondbacks

Carolina League

TeamDivisionOwner(s)Principal(s)Year acquiredAffiliate
Augusta GreenJackets South Diamond Baseball Holdings [7] Pat Battle (chairman); Peter B. Freund (CEO)2021 Atlanta Braves
Charleston RiverDogs South Goldklang Group Marvin Goldklang, [8] Bill Murray, Mike Veeck Tampa Bay Rays
Columbia Fireflies South Hardball Capital LLC [9] Jason Freier2016 (founded) Kansas City Royals
Delmarva Shorebirds North 7th Inning Stretch LLC [5] Tom Volpe2006 Baltimore Orioles
Fayetteville Woodpeckers North Diamond Baseball Holdings [10] Pat Battle (chairman); Peter B. Freund (CEO)2025 Houston Astros
Fredericksburg Nationals North Diamond Baseball Holdings [11] Pat Battle (chairman); Peter B. Freund (CEO)2025 Washington Nationals
Hickory Crawdads South Diamond Baseball Holdings [12] Pat Battle (chairman); Peter B. Freund (CEO)2023 [13] Texas Rangers
Kannapolis Cannon Ballers SouthTemerity Baseball LLC (Temerity Capital Partners) [14] Andy Sandler2018 [15] Chicago White Sox
Lynchburg Hillcats NorthHillcats Baseball LLCDylan Naang [16] 2024 [17] Cleveland Guardians
Myrtle Beach Pelicans SouthMyrtle Beach Pelicans LP (Greenberg Sports Group) Chuck Greenberg (businessman) [18] 2006 Chicago Cubs
Salem RidgeYaks North Diamond Baseball Holdings [19] [20] Pat Battle (chairman); Peter Freund (CEO)2023 Boston Red Sox
Wilson Warbirds North Milwaukee Brewers [21] Mark Attanasio (Brewers owner); Joe Ricciuti (Team President) [22] 2026 (founded) Milwaukee Brewers

Florida State League

TeamDivisionOwner(s)Principal(s)Year acquiredAffiliate
Bradenton Marauders West Pittsburgh Pirates Robert Nutting (Pirates owner)2010 Pittsburgh Pirates
Clearwater Threshers West Philadelphia Phillies John S. Middleton (Phillies owner)1985 (founded) Philadelphia Phillies
Daytona Tortugas EastTortugas Baseball Club, LLC [23] Renee Smith III [24] 2015 Cincinnati Reds
Dunedin Blue Jays West Toronto Blue Jays (Rogers Communications) Mark Shapiro (sports executive) (President) Toronto Blue Jays
Fort Myers Mighty Mussels WestKaufy Baseball, LLC, John Martin [25] [26] Andrew Kaufman, John Martin (took majority control in 2022)2019/2022 Minnesota Twins
Jupiter Hammerheads East Miami Marlins (Jupiter Stadium Ltd) Bruce Sherman (Marlins Owner)2002 Miami Marlins
Lakeland Flying Tigers West Detroit Tigers Ilitch Holdings (Christopher Ilitch)1963 Detroit Tigers
Palm Beach Cardinals East St. Louis Cardinals (Jupiter Stadium Ltd)2003 (founded) St. Louis Cardinals
St. Lucie Mets East New York Mets Steve Cohen (businessman) (Mets owner)1988 (founded) New York Mets
Tampa Tarpons West New York Yankees Hal Steinbrenner (chairman; Yankees owner)1994 (founded) New York Yankees

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Fresno Grizzlies Welcome New Owner Diamond Baseball Holdings". MiLB.com. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
  2. ↑ "Inland Empire 66ers Welcome New Owners Diamond Baseball Holdings". MiLB.com. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
  3. ↑ "Ontario Tower Buzzers Are Cleared for Landing as MiLB's Newest Club". www.sportsdestinations.com. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
  4. ↑ "Rancho Cucamonga Quakes Welcome New Owner, Diamond Baseball Holdings". MiLB.com. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
  5. 1 2 "7th Inning Stretch". MiLB.com. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
  6. ↑ "Rawhide announce new ownership". MiLB.com. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
  7. ↑ Cheney, Will. "New ownership group acquires Augusta GreenJackets, other Atlanta Braves' affiliates". The Augusta Chronicle. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
  8. ↑ "RiverDogs Executive Chairman and principal owner Marv Goldklang to be inducted into Charleston Baseball Hall of Fame". MiLB.com. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
  9. ↑ "New for 2016: Columbia Fireflies | Ballpark Digest". Ballpark Digest. 2015-08-04. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
  10. ↑ Woolverton, Paul (2025-12-09). "Houston Astros Selling Fayetteville Woodpeckers Baseball Team". CityView NC. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
  11. ↑ Freehling, Bill (2025-06-09). "Diamond Baseball Holdings to purchase Fredericksburg Nationals from Silber family". Fredericksburg Free Press. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
  12. ↑ Rangers, Texas. "Crawdads to Join Diamond Baseball Holdings". MiLB.com. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
  13. ↑ "Texas Rangers Minor League Baseball affiliates Hickory Crawdads and Down East Wood Ducks to join Diamond Baseball Holdings". MLB.com. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
  14. ↑ "Temerity Baseball Purchases Kannapolis Intimidators". MiLB.com. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
  15. ↑ "Temerity Baseball Buys Intimidators | Ballpark Digest". Ballpark Digest. 2018-11-01. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
  16. ↑ "Lynchburg Hillcats Front Office". MiLB.com. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
  17. ↑ Prill, Jason. "Exciting Changes Happening at Bank of the James Stadium". MiLB.com. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
  18. ↑ "Pelicans Front Office". MiLB.com. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
  19. ↑ RidgeYaks, Salem. "Adventure Awaits as Salem RidgeYaks Introduce Outdoors-Themed Identity to Southwest Virginia". MiLB.com. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
  20. ↑ Mazzeo, Mike (2026-01-23). "Learfield Creative leads Diamond Baseball-owned Salem RidgeYaks' rebrand". Sports Business Journal. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
  21. ↑ "Brewers' Single-A club set to soar into new digs with high-flying team name in 2026". MLB.com. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
  22. ↑ "Joe Ricciutti named president of Brewers Class A affiliate Wilson Warbirds". MLB.com. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
  23. ↑ "The History of Baseball in Daytona". MiLB.com. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
  24. ↑ Reichard, Kevin (2015-06-04). "Reese Smith III buys Daytona Tortugas | Ballpark Digest" . Retrieved 2026-01-23.
  25. ↑ Kelner, Marshall. "Miracle announce ownership change". MiLB.com. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
  26. ↑ "John Martin Announced as Mighty Mussels' New Managing Partner". MiLB.com. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
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