U.S. company to ‘upgrade’ Vancouver baseball market

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U.S. company to ‘upgrade’ Vancouver baseball market

The biggest operator of minor league teams has invested in the Vancouver Canadians
By Albert Van Santvoort | April 19, 2023

It’s a new day for baseball in the Lower Mainland, in more ways than one.

The sale of the Vancouver Canadians to a major minor-league-team operator promises to develop the local baseball market, and professionalize the business of the team.

Diamond Baseball Holdings, LLC will acquire the team for an undisclosed amount in a deal announced last week, ahead of the team’s season opener. The U.S. holding company currently owns 15 other Minor League Baseball teams, including the triple-A affiliates of the Major League Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals.

Current Vancouver Canadians owners Jake Kerr, founder of Lignum Forest Products LLP, and Jeff Mooney, chair emeritus at A&W, purchased the team in 2007. The team, they say, is not leaving Vancouver.

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