MIAMI (CBSMiami) — Three big names are reportedly interested in buying the Miami Marlins – among them – two former presidential candidates and a former baseball player.
According to Fox Business, a multi-billion dollar bidding war could start for the team during opening week for Major League Baseball.
Within that, at least three potential buyers have emerged – former New York Yankees player Derek Jeter, former GOP presidential candidate and former Florida governor Jeb Bush, and a group of businessmen with backing from Goldman Sachs.
Jeter has reportedly express interest in bidding to buy the team, sources told Fox Business, and he is being represented by a former Morgan Stanley brokerage chief in talks with Marlins President David Samson.