SAN DIEGO -- MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said the league is hopeful that a sales process involving a change in ownership of the Los Angeles Angels could be completed by opening day of next season.
"My understanding is that the club would like to have the sale resolved by opening day," Manfred said, speaking at the annual meeting of the Baseball Writers Association of America during the winter meetings on Tuesday. "Whether that happens depends in part on the bidding process and how quickly they get documents signed."
The Angels have been owned by Arte Moreno for more than two decades, but Moreno, 76, announced in August that the club would seek "strategic alternatives, including a possible sale of the team.