Paul Dolan (baseball)

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Paul Dolan
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Paul J. Dolan At the Larry Doby statue unveiling ceremony in 2015
Born
Paul Joseph Dolan

(1958-07-07) July 7, 1958 (age 66) [1]
Chardon, Ohio, U.S.
OccupationAttorney
Known for Cleveland Guardians Owner/Chairman/CEO
ChildrenPeter Dolan and Lawrence Dolan
Father Larry J. Dolan
Relatives Charles Dolan (uncle)
Matt Dolan (brother)
James L. Dolan (cousin)
Website www.mlb.com/guardians

Paul Joseph Dolan (born July 7, 1958) [1] is an American attorney and Major League Baseball (MLB) team executive who is the owner, chairman, and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Cleveland Guardians. [2] Dolan is also the "control person" for the team. [3] [4] [5]

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Early life

Dolan was born and raised in the Cleveland, Ohio, suburb of Chardon, as one of six children of Larry J. and Eva Dolan. Dolan attended high school at the Gilmour Academy in Gates Mills, Ohio, and upon graduation attended college at St. Lawrence University, and upon graduation went on to earn his Juris Doctor at Notre Dame Law School in 1983. [4]

Career

After graduating from law school, Dolan was hired as an attorney for his father's law firm (Thrasher, Dinsmore, and Dolan), eventually becoming a partner in 1992. [6]

In 2000, Lawrence J. Dolan purchased the Cleveland Guardians baseball team. Upon his father taking control of the team, Dolan was hired as a vice president and general counsel. In 2004, Dolan was promoted to team president, and in 2011 promoted again to chairman/CEO. [7]

In 2013, Dolan was approved by the team owners of MLB as the "control person" of the Guardians; the Associated Press describes this new role as "controlling owner". This new designation means that Dolan oversees the day to day team operations, and is responsible for compliance with MLB rules and regulations. [4] [5]

Though officially listed as Owner/Chairman/CEO by the team, as the team is considered to be a family asset due to being purchased through various Dolan Family trusts. [2] [8] [9] [10] Dolan's father, who was still regarded as official owner of the Cleveland Guardians, would die in February 2025. [11] At this time, the MLB reported that Paul was "the only one of" Larry J. Dolan's "six children to be that closely involved in the baseball team." [11]

Family

Dolan's son Peter was selected by the Guardians in the 33rd round of the 2014 MLB Draft as a third baseman out of Gilmour Academy. [10] His brother Matt was a state senator in Ohio, and his cousin James is owner of the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Awards and honors

(as a member of the Guardians ownership and front office)

References

  1. 1 2 "Birth reference search results for Paul Joseph Dolan". FamilySearch.org. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Details of Dolan Family ownership". Sports Business Daily. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Indians front office". Cleveland Indians. Archived from the original on February 13, 2007. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 Bastian, Jordan (January 10, 2013). "CEO Dolan approved as Indians' control person". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved February 12, 2014. On Thursday, Major League owners voted during a quarterly ownership meeting to formally approve the designation of chairman/CEO Paul J. Dolan as the 'control person' for the Cleveland Guardians, Commissioner Bud Selig announced.
  5. 1 2 "Dolan named Indians "Controlling Owner"". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on January 14, 2013. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Dolan bio". Business Week. Archived from the original on February 12, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Dolan named Indians "Control Person"". WKRK-FM . Retrieved April 25, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Indians owner defends recent trades". ESPN . Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Pluto interviews Dolan". Cleveland Plain Dealer . Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  10. 1 2 "Indians draft Dolan". Lorain Morning Journal. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  11. 1 2 Bell, Mandy (February 24, 2025). "Guardians owner Larry Dolan, a true fan at heart, dies at 94". MLB.com. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
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