The Lerner family, owners of the Washington Nationals, have officially ended their pursuit to sell the Major League Baseball franchise after nearly two years of the team being on the market without finding a suitable buyer. Mark Lerner, the Nationals' principal owner, made the announcement, signaling a significant shift in the team's direction. The Nationals, who won the World Series in 2019, had been rumored to be preparing for a sale by reducing liabilities and rebuilding their farm system with young, controllable assets. However, with the sale no longer proceeding, the focus seems to be shifting towards leveraging these assets for future success. This move has ended years of uncertainty surrounding the franchise's ownership and marks a new chapter for the team as they look to build on their young core.
At the start of the 2022 season, the Lerner family said they were considering selling the team. https://t.co/5KBIxL6iSE
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The Lerner family is no longer exploring a sale of the Washington Nationals, Mark Lerner, the club’s managing principal owner, told The Washington Post on Monday. Lerner said his family came to the decision “a while ago.” https://t.co/3isz6RzhQd
Washington Nationals are no longer for sale, principal owner Mark Lerner says https://t.co/3uTAtJcqLS
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My "Lerners not selling the team" take. The last 2 years were about the Nats rebuilding the farm & acquiring young controllable assets. This season is hopefully a Nats 2010. The young cornerstones were there or drafted (Stras, Zim, Harper, J-Zim, Desmond, Storen, Ramos)...
Major League Baseball's Washington Nationals are no longer for sale after nearly two years available without a deal, principal owner Mark Lerner said. https://t.co/ew5rMduLJn
The Washington Nationals are no longer for sale, ending a search for a new owner after the team was on the market for nearly two years. https://t.co/TBnZKIuXx1
Billionaire Lerner Family Ends Years Of Uncertainty For Washington Nationals: ‘We Are Not Going To Sell’ https://t.co/KMu08PrMi6 https://t.co/OjjW0BLhNb
🤦🏾Nationals no longer for sale, principal owner Mark Lerner says - via @ESPN App https://t.co/7lGfYiAONT
Lerner family says Washington Nationals are off the market https://t.co/G3JRTOtzJg
Mark Lerner says the Washington Nationals are no longer for sale. 🤔 https://t.co/uwSIgvnTOD https://t.co/EeWHpPRsbp
Mark Lerner said publicly today what had become increasingly clear over the last calendar year: His family is no longer actively attempting to sell the Nationals. https://t.co/w6NoROggNa
Good news! Looks like the Lerner family isn't looking to sell the Washington Nationals, according to the Post. https://t.co/o2HhDPSgEO
No way. The Nats ownership isn't selling, AND they aren't spending. Who could have seen this lack of investment coming...
Mark Lerner says Nationals no longer for sale, takes team off market https://t.co/d056UWG5L3 https://t.co/IEwfJk6YgB
Nationals owner Mark Lerner is no longer exploring a sale of the team, per @washingtonpost https://t.co/q9VgjzW7nU
Washington Nationals owner Mark Lerner confirms family is no longer pursuing sale of MLB franchise https://t.co/o5QTUR7Ne4
Big-time appalling sports story the past few years: the Nationals gutting a World Series winner, clearly in large part to lower their liabilities for a sale, and then simply not selling. Meanwhile the other team in the DMV sold and got Corbin Burnes literally one day later https://t.co/u4RB3Mi9ys
Lerner Family No Longer Pursuing Sale Of Nationals https://t.co/VFqUMrORz1 https://t.co/TmOpnK6QVu
BREAKING: The Lerner family is no longer exploring a sale of the Washington Nationals, Mark Lerner told the Washington Post on Monday. https://t.co/cAhJ8wQ3Rx