Guardians complete minority sale to billionaire Blitzer June 27 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink CLEVELAND (AP) Billionaire sports busine sman David Blitzer has officially joined the Cleveland Guardians as a minority owner and will eventually Christian Wood Jersey take control of the ballclub.The team announced its agreement with Blitzer and his investment group on Monday, the final step in him taking a minority stake in the American League team.Owner Paul Dolan had been looking for a minority investor for several years and ended his search with Blitzer, who also has ownership stakes in the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers and NHL's New Jersey Devils.I am very excited about bringing on David Blitzer and his group as our partners, Dolan said. David brings a Kenrich Williams Jersey wealth of experience in the sports industry that we believe will be a complementary addition to our organization."I look forward to collaborating with David for years to come to achieve our goal of winning a World Series.Major League Baseball approved Blitzer's purchase earlier this month. In addition to the Sixers and Devils, the 52-year-old Blitzer also has sports holdings with soccer clubs Crystal Palace and Real Salt Lake."I am thrilled to join the ownership group of the Cleveland Guardians, a storied Major League Baseball franchise with a loyal, engaged fanbase, Blitzer said. Our goal is to support Paul and the incredibly talented Guardians leadership team in delivering to Cleveland a team that can contend for a World Series.We also look forward to a sisting the Guardians in their mi sion of using the platform of baseball to drive positive change in the communities our team serves. I thank Paul and the Dolan family, as well as our partners in this investment, for this amazing opportunity.It's Derrick Favors Jersey believed Blitzer initially will have 25-30% ownership and will have the right to increase his stake to a controlling interest in several years.Blitzer's addition should give the Guardians an infusion of capital to perhaps be more aggre sive in free agency and in signing some of their younger players.Despite having one of baseball's lowest payrolls, the Guardians are just two games out of first place in the New Orleans Pelicans Jeresy AL Central. They open a five-game series against first-place Minnesota on Monday.___More AP MLB coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports in this topic American League Cleveland Guardians Major League Baseball New Jersey Devils Philadelphia 76ers share World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Stanley Johnson Jersey Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by Willy Hernangomez Jersey the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS