Overview

• Major League Baseball approved the billion‑dollar sale to a group led by Patrick Zalupski, ending Stuart Sternberg’s nearly 20‑year tenure.
• Patrick Zalupski becomes MLB control person, managing partner and co‑chair, with Bill Cosgrove as co‑chair and Ken Babby named chief executive officer.
• The new ownership is holding its first news conference at 11:30 a.m. at Steinbrenner Field to outline its vision.
• St. Petersburg officials are set to vote today on terminating the prior stadium agreement as repairs begin at Tropicana Field.
• The team says it expects to play at Tropicana Field next season, and it plans to soon identify additional limited partners with local ties.