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Former, Current Wolves Owners Uninterested in Buying Minnesota Twins
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Since announcing their intent to sell at the end of last season, the process of the Pohlad family unloading the Minnesota Twins organization on another billionaire has been a rollercoaster. They came out of the gates hot, after Justin Ishbia showed early interest in making the purchase.
But a few months later, he fell out of the running . Since then, the Twins have suggested multiple interested suitors, and reports have cropped up of possible offers being on the table . As of now, however, there are yet to be any reports of who these interested parties are or how much they have been willing to offer.
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One name that has been floated by multiple insiders around town is former Minnesota Timberwolves owner, Glen Taylor. Now that the local billionaire has $1.5+ billion in his pocket , from the sale of the Wolves, would self-made billionaire be open to turning around and saving the Twins from the Pohlads?
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Well, on Thursday we got the answer to that question when Darren "Doogie" Wolfson got on the SKOR North Twins Show where he reported that the Taylor + Twins dream is dead. But not only is the former Wolves owner uninterested in the Twins, neither are the current ones.
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According to Wolfson, Glen will not be the next Minnesota Twins owner and neither will Marc Lore or Alex Rodriguez, who may have interest in purchasing another pro sports franchise in town, apparently, but not the local nine.
"Glen Taylor, no. No interest in the Twins. Marc Lore, Alex Rodriguez, no. Perhaps interest in another franchise in town? I wouldn't dismiss that. But interest in the Twins, the answer would be no."
It'll be interesting to hear which team exactly the Marc Lore + Alex Rodriguez group has its eyes on. The only local team in the major four pro sports world that would seem to have any availability for new owners would be the Minnesota Wild.
Could A-Rod/Lore be interested in the Minnesota Wild?
Of course, Craig Leipold loves his Wild and wouldn't seem to be interested in selling. However, he is struggling to get new funding for renovations to Grand Casino Arena (formerly Xcel Energy Center).
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Is it possible Lore and A-Rod have approached Leipold with an offer to purchase some of the team, in exchange for going in on a multi-sport complex in Minneaoplis that could house both the Wolves and Wild?
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Unless the Timberwolves' new owners are targeting a non-major four team, like the Frost or the United FC, an interest in getting their hands on the Wild makes the most sense.
No matter, it's become clear that one pro sports team no billionaire seems all that interested in is the Minnesota Twins, who are $400 million in debt and struggling to get offers for more than $1.5 million, while the Pohlad asking price sits at $1.7 million.
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