Meet the Jewish owners dominating MLB

25% of teams have Jewish majority owners

There are 32 teams in Major League Baseball (MLB). Of those, 8 teams are owned by Jews who hold controlling shares—making up 25% of the league.

Then, there are 6 other teams with Jews as minority owners or presidents leading the organization.

Many of these owners are listed on the Jewish Virtual Library. But their list is missing some names or has outdated information. The information isn’t organized well either. But kudos to them for good record-keeping.

These are the MLB teams with Jewish owners

• David Rubenstein¹ (Baltimore Orioles)

• Jerry Reinsdorf² (Chicago White Sox)

• Bruce Sherman³ (Miami Marlins)

• Mark Attanasio⁴ (Milwaukee Brewers)

• Steve Cohen⁵ (New York Mets)

• Fisher family⁶ (Oakland Athletics)

• Stuart Sternberg⁷ (Tampa Bay Rays)

• Lerner family⁸ (Washington Nationals)

Other MLB teams with Jewish minority owners

• Tom Werner⁹ (Boston Red Sox)

• David Blitzer¹⁰ (Cleveland Guardians)

• Stan Kasten and Peter Guber (Los Angeles Dodgers)

• Lester Crown¹¹ (New York Yankees)

There are several teams who do not have Jewish majority owners, but Jewish people in charge of the organization as Presidents. This includes New York Yankees¹², San Francisco Giants¹³, Los Angeles Dodgers¹⁴, and Toronto Blue Jays¹⁵.

Rather interestingly, minority ownership isn’t always fun and roses. Five minority owners of the Tampa Bay Rays sued majority owner Stuart Sternberg, claiming he pushed them out, kept key financial info from them, didn’t share profits fairly, and charged them too much in taxes.

This article is part of a series on Jewish leaders in America. Executive branch, Congress, state and local government, university presidents, NFL, MLB, NBA, MLS, and WNBA.

1. David Rubenstein owns 100% of the Baltimore Orioles.

2. Jerry Reinsdorf owns 30% of the Chicago White Sox. His sons — Michael and Jonathan — own 20%. Another Jewish family, Mat and Justin Ishbia, owns 35%. The last 15% is shared by 10 other people.

3. Bruce Sherman owns 46% of the Miami Marlins.

4. Mark Attanasio converted to Judaism, as his wife Deborah Kaplan is Jewish.

5. Steve Cohen owns 95% of the New York Mets. The remaining 5% is owned by Fred Wilpon and Saul Katz, who are both Jewish.

6. The Fisher family owns 95% of the Oakland Athletics.

7. Stuart Sternberg owns 80% to 90% of Tampa Bay Rays.

8. The Lerner family appear to own 100% of the Washington Nationals.

9. Tom Werner is the second-largest shareholder of the Red Sox.

10. David Blitzer owns 25% of the Cleveland Guardians. By 2028, he will have the option of becoming majority owner.

11. Lester Crown owns 13% of the New York Yankees.

12. Randy Levine is President of the New York Yankees. He is Jewish.

13. Larry Baer is President/CEO of the San Francisco Giants. He is Jewish.

14. Andrew Friedman is President of the Los Angeles Dodgers. He is Jewish.

15. Mark Shapiro is President of the Toronto Blue Jays. He is Jewish.