Matthew and Robert Sidler, the owner of San Diego Padres, were filed by Seal Camal Saidler, a brother of the deceased owner Peter Saidler and Peter's widow who appeals to the team's ownership. I responded.
Matthew and Robert's lawyer provided a reaction to Fox News Digital. This suggests that this is due to a lawsuit on a team that cannot sign Japanese Star Pitcher Roki Sasaki in this season. After being told that he was engaged in intense discussions with Padres for several weeks, Sasaki signed a contract with his rival Los Angeles Dodgers.
“At an important time when the padres management was negotiating with the Star Pitcher, the litigation of the seal was recklessly suggesting that Matt and his brothers plan to relocate padres to elsewhere. Read.
Sasaki himself said one of the reasons he chose to sign with Dodgers was due to the stability of the organization at his introductory press conference last week.
“The first thing that stands out [about the Dodgers] The pitcher was stable, “said the translator.
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Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Loki Sasaki (11) will give a lecture at an introductory press conference at Dodger Stadium. (Jayne kamin-oncea-imagn image)
The seal filed a lawsuit against his brother -in -law in early January to seize team control for children.
The widow, Peter's wishes of his death control the padres, followed the subsequent children, and his children maintain the largest interests of ownership. She claimed that she had revealed that. She adds Peter's two brothers, Matt and Bob, “Not only is it not only trying to erase Peter's vision and heritage, but also by accidentally trying to cast as a true heir of Peter.”
The lawsuit also claims that Bob's wife also created “racist discriminatory, a racist, and a hated communication (Indian woman) in communication.”
Matt and Robert's reaction claims that Peter never specified a seal as a team successor during his life.
“Peter has been able to select the right, designation, or approval right to provide (a) the individual that controls the padres. Requests the trustee that the main distribution requested is requested. ”
This answer is that Peter has revised his trust at least seven times after marriage, and has never named the seal as a successor in any version, and “hinders serving as a successor in all circumstances. It was claimed. “
The reaction also claims that Peter also said in his life that his brothers and NIE wanted to control the team after his death.
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Peter Sidler, the owner of Sandy Ego Padres, is seen on April 29, 2023, in Mexico Mexico City, MLB World Tour Mexico City Series between Sandy Ego Padres and Giants in San Francisco and San Francisco Giants. Masu. (Sean M. Huffy/Getty Image)
“Peter has a lot of conversations about the controller of his brothers, others and his successor, and has consistently identified five saidler families as a candidate: Bob, Matt, John, his brother. He has a career for more than 30 years), and his Nie, “I read it.
“”In any of these conversations, Peter did not suggest or imply a padres on a sticker. As Peter told the people near him, he moved his family to Texas in 2021. Peter knew the potential effects of the media, and other pressure, stress, and demands associated with owning sports franchise. “
Fox News Digital contacted Sheel for comments, but has not received a response at the time of publication.
Peter died in November 2023 at the age of 63. He was sick for months, but did not clarify what he had dealt with. Seidler is A Cancer survivor A person who had a very long health problem.
He said in July 2023 that after Padres died, he would stay in his family for generations.
Peter was the founder of the SEIDLER EQUITY PARTNERS, which was an important part of the group that purchased the padres in 2012. SEIDLER's uncle was named Peter, and Ron Fowler was also part of the group.
The group's name is derived from Walter Omary, a side -by -side sidler grandfather, who owned Dodgers since 1950, first relocated from Brooklyn to Los Angeles since 1950. Part of Fauler's stakeholders to become the largest stakeholders of the team.
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A general view during the game between Sandy Ego Padres and Pittsburg Pirates, held on May 27, 2022 at Petoco Park, San Diego, California. (Matt Thomas/Sandy Ego Padres/Getty Image)
Before his death, he competed with the NL West Division Los Angeles Dodgers and handled a series of high cost contracts for superstar players to win the World Series.
These contracts include $ 350 billion of MANNY MACHADO, $ 34 billion of Fernando Tatis Jr., $ 280 million in XANDER BOGAERTZ, and $ 18 billion of YU DARVISH. Includes.
The team could not reach the World Series, but broke the rival Dodgers in the playoff series in 2021 and 2022.
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Jackson Thompson is a Fox News Digital sports writer. He used to work for ESPN and Business Insider. Jackson covers the Super Bowl and the NBA Final, interviewed Usain Bolt, Rob Glonkosky, Jerry Rice, Troy Eikman, Mike Trout, David Ortis, Roger Clemens. 。