Mar 27, 2025; San Diego, California, USA; Fans arrive at an Opening Day baseball game between the San Diego Padres and the Atlanta Braves at Petco Park. Mandatory Credit: Denis Poroy-Imagn Images A potential landmark deal is taking shape in Major League ...

So the San Diego Padres have new owners, pending, of course, approval by Major League Baseball and customary closing conditions.  If Kwanza Jones and José E.

The San Diego Padres are poised to change ownership, a development with league-wide financial significance. The Seidler family agreed to transfer control to an ownership group led by investor and philanthropist Kwanza Jones and private equity executive José E.

The San Diego Padres have reached an agreement to sell control of the team to an investor group led by Kwanza Jones and José E. Feliciano.

San Diego Padres right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr., left, and left fielder Ramón Laureano celebrate after the Padres defeated the Seattle Mariners 5-2 in a baseball game Thursday, April 16, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) San Diego Padres right ...

A former front-office colleague of AJ Preller explained why the Padres' $3.9 billion sale might not be entirely well-received in MLB corporate headquarters.