No sale: Pohlad family to remain Twins owners, add on limited partnership groups

New York Times

3 days ago

After 10 months of exploring a sale, the Pohlad family announced in a statement Wednesday it would retain ownership of the Twins while adding on two minority ownership groups.
Less than a month after commissioner Rob Manfred confidently stated 'there will be a transaction,' the family issued the statement saying it will continue a stewardship it began in 1984 when Carl Pohlad purchased the club for $44 million from Calvin Griffith.
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'Over the past several months, we explored a wide range of potential investment and ownership opportunities. Our focus throughout has been on what's best for the long-term future of the Twins. We have been fully open to all possibilities.
'To strengthen the club in a rapidly evolving sports landscape – one that demands strong partnerships, fresh ideas, and long-term vision – we are in the process of adding two significant limited partnership groups, each of whom will bring a wealth of experience and share our family values.'
A letter from the Pohlad family: pic.twitter.com/s6ff66W5DU
— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) August 13, 2025
The Pohlad family originally placed the team on the market last October, less than a year after making a controversial decision to slash payroll by $30 million in the aftermath of the team winning its first playoff series in 21 years.
The Twins hired New York City-based capital market company Allen & Company to facilitate the club's sale.
Estimated to be worth $1.7 billion by Sportico, the Twins initially drew strong interest from Justin Ishbia, who emerged as a potential owner in December.
Ishbia was seen as the 'leader in the clubhouse' to purchase the club only to switch gears in January and increase his minority stake in the Chicago White Sox. Ishbia purchased an additional 30 percent share of the White Sox and a that club announced a plan for him to eventually take on majority ownership from Jerry Reinsdorf in five years.
After Ishbia abandoned his pursuit of the Twins, sources close to the sale process suggested they would regroup and look for new suitors. Despite messages that the sale was progressing with multiple interested parties, sources suggested the Twins were having difficulty attracting potential majority owners.
Though the team drew the interest of multiple limited partnership groups, nobody with the financial wherewithal to purchase a large chunk of the club had emerged.
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A major issue limiting a sale was the $425 million in debt incurred by the Twins during the Pohlad stewardship — believed to be one of the higher income to debt ratios in baseball— and how much any potential owner would absorb in a potential sale.
(Top photo of Joe Pohlad in April: Bailey Hillesheim/Icon Sports)
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