MLB commissioner Rob Manfred pressuring Rays owner to sell

MLB boss Rob Manfred reportedly pressuring Rays owner Stu Sternberg to sell team as stadium drama continues
Stu Sternberg, owner of the Tampa Bay Rays, is being pressured to sell his team by MLB commissioner Rob Manfred and "some other owners," according to The Athletic . More on the situation:
Report: Rob Manfred, Several MLB Owners 'Pressuring' Rays' Stu Sternberg to Sell Team
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Rays owner facing pressure from Rob Manfred, other owners to sell team after new stadium snag
There’s growing pressure for Rays owner Stu Sternberg to sell the ballclub amid consideration that he may back out of a stadium deal in St. Petersburg. Both MLB commissioner Rob Manfred and other owners have been trying to convince Sternberg to offload the team and the league could take away part of the Rays’ revenue-sharing income to try and force his hand,
Report: MLB commissioner Rob Manfred pressuring Rays owner to sell
As an MLB team with significant short and long term stadium issues and the third-lowest attendance numbers, it wouldn’t be surprising if owner Stu Sternberg wasn’t overly attached his Tampa Bays Rays.
Rays owner reportedly being ‘pressured’ to sell team by MLB commissioner Rob Manfred, other owners
A sale is not imminent, but there are apparently several people in the league trying to convince Stu Sternberg to sell the Rays.
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Report: Rays owner under pressure to sell team
Commissioner Rob Manfred and multiple team owners have run out of patience with the Tampa Bay Rays for their inability to work out a new stadium arrangement in St. Petersburg, and are pressuring owner Stu Sternberg to sell the team,
MLB commissioner, several owners pressuring Stu Sternberg to sell Rays as buyers eye team
As he considers walking away from a stadium deal in St. Petersburg, Fla., Tampa Bay Rays owner Stu Sternberg is being pressured to sell his team by commissioner Rob Manfred and some other owners, people briefed on the ownership-level conversations who were not authorized to speak publicly told The Athletic.
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