Padres lead investor Peter Seidler on Friday night said he is part of a group hoping to bring a Major League Soccer franchise to San Diego.
Mike Stone, a private equity investor and philanthropist in San Diego, would be the lead investor, according to two sources, speaking on the condition they not be identified. The other investor would be retired Qualcomm executive Steve Altman, one of the sources said.
“My interest flows from the fact that I have a lot of respect for Mike Stone because of his approach and his leadership qualities and his analytical view of things, and because we look at the sports world from a similar perspective,” Seidler said.