It looks like former Florida Governor and 2016 Republican presidential aspirant Jeb Bush and future Hall of Famer Derek Jeter will be the new owners of the Miami Marlins subject to approval from Major League Baseball.
I think Jeb Bush is going to be a lot happier hanging out with Derek Jeter than he was with Donald Trump.
Bush gets a small measure of revenge against Trump as a group led by Jared Kushner's family had also made a bid for the team. The Marlins have been owned by New York art dealer Jeffrey Loria since 2003. Loria previously owned the Montreal Expos.
The Bush family, of course, is no stranger to baseball ownership as George W. Bush purchased the Texas Rangers in 1989 and ran the team until elected Governor of the Lone Star State in 1994.
The Marlins came into existence in 1993 and have only appeared in the post-season twice in franchise history - 1997 and 2003 winning the World Series on both occasions. So far early in the 2017 season the Marlins are in second place in the NL East only 2½ games back of the Washington Nationals. The Marlins are my pick to win the 2017 World Series.
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