On Monday, Barry Svrluga of The Washington Post reported that the Lerner Family, the owners of the Washington Nationals MLB team, is exploring options on the future of its ownership of the franchise. They haven’t ruled out selling the team either after purchasing the team for about $450 million in 2006.
After the news of this potential sale of the Nationals, there were rumors that Monumental Sports CEO and principal partner Ted Leonsis was in preliminary discussions to buy the team from the Lerners. Leonsis already has business ties with the Lerner family, because the Lerners are minority partners in Monumental Sports.