Worst owners in MLB: Who should be next to sell after Arte Moreno parts ways with Angels?

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Los Angeles Angels owner Arte Moreno sold the franchise to Stan Kroenke on Tuesday, a massive change in the baseball ownership landscape.

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Moreno's tenure as Angels owner began in 2003, right after the team won the World Series, and lasted over two decades. Recently, though, Moreno was at the helm during the longest active playoff drought in the league, as they haven't played in the postseason since 2014.

Along the way, Moreno made many ownership mistakes that put his name among the worst owners in the league. Now that he has bowed out from his ownership duties, the spotlight turns to other owners who consistently face pressure from their fanbases.

Here's a look at five owners who could be next to sell their organizations.

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Bob Nutting, Pirates

Nutting has owned the Pirates since 2007, presiding over a team during a pretty rough stretch in its existence. Pittsburgh has made the playoffs three times since 1993, all under Nutting's watch from 2013 to 2015, but the team has finished in either fourth or fifth place in every season since 2017.

Most notably, though, Nutting is known for not spending money to invest in the team, limiting the ways in which the Pirates can improve the roster. The Pirates didn't sign a free agent to a multi-year deal in a decade-long stretch between Ivan Nova in 2016 and Ryan O'Hearn in 2025, an unprecedented fact in modern sports.

The Pirates' unwillingness to spend money, both big and small, has shown up in all facets of the organization, making it close to impossible for the team to compete for a title. The fans certainly have noticed and have called for a change before.

John Fisher, Athletics

It's hard to imagine a more disliked owner in baseball than Fisher, who's responsible for the Athletics moving from Oakland to Las Vegas. The billionaire, who's presided over some of the lowest payrolls in baseball, failed to agree to a new stadium in the Bay Area in order to relocate the team to Nevada beginning in 2028.

Of all the owners on this list, Fisher is the only one to deprive his fanbase of baseball for the foreseeable future. Fisher claims that when the team moves to Las Vegas, he will spend money on the team, but in some ways, that makes it worse that he wouldn't do that in Oakland. The Athletics are one of just two teams that have never handed out a nine-figure deal.

In the Athletics' last few years of games in Oakland, fans made it known that they were frustrated with Fisher for robbing them of a home team.

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Jerry Reinsdorf, White Sox

Reinsdorf has owned the White Sox since 1981 and is the only owner on this list who has actually won a World Series, as Chicago ended a lengthy title drought in 2005. Around that, though, the White Sox have failed to produce consistent contenders, in large part due to a lack of spending money on free agents.

The largest contract in White Sox history is Andrew Benintendi's five-year, $75 million deal, which is paltry compared to most other teams' largest deals, as only the A's join them in not having signed a nine-figure contract.

Reinsdorf also owns the Chicago Bulls, who's six titles in the 1990s represent the best highlight of Reisndorf's ownership tenure. Bulls and White Sox fans both, however, appear ready for a change. That could come soon for the White Sox after Reinsdorf came to an investment agreement with Justin Ishbia.

Dick Monfort, Rockies

Unlike most bad owners, Dick Monfort is actually willing to spend money, but he has done so poorly and inefficiently. Under Monfort's leadership, the Rockies have consistently failed to keep up with the ever-changing landscape of Major League Baseball and are consistently behind everyone else in technology and information.

Monfort is known for sticking with what's comfortable, which has led to him keeping executives and coaches around far beyond their expiration. The Rockies have never won their division, only made the playoffs five times since 1993 and are on pace for a fifth straight fifth-place finish.

Monfort does provide some entertainment, as he is not afraid to reply to fan emails and speak directly to the customer at times.

Bruce Sherman, Marlins

Sherman teamed up with Derek Jeter to buy the Marlins in 2017, taking over for the lightning rod that is Jeffrey Loria. However, Sherman's tenure hasn't been much better, as it has continued the cycle of constantly rebuilding instead of trying to compete.

Jeter left the ownership group in 2022 because he couldn't get Sherman to provide the proper financial investment for the club. While the team appears headed in the right direction, it's a question of whether Sherman will be willing to go all-in when the Marlins are ready to compete.

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