Longtime Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos died Saturday at the age of 94, the team announced.
¡°Mr. Angelos had been ill for several years, and the family thanks the doctors, nurses, and caregivers who brought comfort to him in his final years,¡± the Angelos family said in a statement. ¡°It was Mr. Angelos¡¯ wish to have a private burial, and the family asks for understanding as they honor that request. Donations may be sent to charity in lieu of flowers.¡±
A successful trial attorney who made his fortune in class-action lawsuits, Angelos led a group of investors that purchased his hometown Orioles from Eli Jacobs for a then-record $173 million in October 1993.
¡°Peter Angelos was a proud native of Baltimore who deeply appreciated owning the Baltimore Orioles,¡± MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement. ¡°Peter¡¯s lifetime of philanthropy greatly benefited numerous worthy causes throughout his hometown. He championed the Orioles¡¯ historic 1999 series with the Cuban National Team. Peter ably served the game on our Labor Committee, and I will always remember his personal support when I was first elected to this role in his home city in 2014.
¡°On behalf of Major League Baseball, I send my condolences to Peter¡¯s wife, Georgia, their sons John and Louis, and the entire Angelos family.¡±
In January, the Angelos family agreed to sell controlling interest in the team to a group led by billionaire David Rubenstein ¡ª and including Orioles legend Cal Ripken Jr. ¡ª for a reported $1.725 billion.
The Orioles, who have not been to the World Series since winning it in 1983, are coming off the winningest season (101-61) in Angelos¡¯ tenure with the team. Baltimore made the playoffs six times in that span (1996, 1997, 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2023).
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