Writing Sports, 13 feb. The Washington Nationals announced Monday the death of its principal owner, Ted Lerner, from complications of pneumonia.
According to data provided by the club, Lerner passed away last Sunday at the age of 97.
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred issued a statement in which he highlighted Lerner’s love for baseball and how he contributed to the development of the sport in Washington.
“I have great appreciation for Ted’s impact on his hometown and the game he loved so much,” Manfred said in a statement, who had words of encouragement for the Nationals owner’s family.
“On behalf of Major League Baseball, I extend my heartfelt condolences to all of Ted’s family, including Annette Lerner, Mark Lerner and Judy Lenkin Lerner, Marla Lerner Tanenbaum and Robert Tanenbaum, and Debra Lerner Cohen and Edward Cohen,” he said. the commissioner.
Lerner, who was born in Washington on October 15, 1925, began his career in Major League Baseball as a setter at Griffith Stadium, home of the former US capital team, the Senators.
The lawyer, a graduate of George Washington University, founded with his wife, Annette, Lerner Enterprises, which became the largest private real estate construction company in the capital area of the United States.
Lerner became the principal owner of the set, which returned from Montreal, Canada, to Washington on May 3, 2006, completing its purchase through the Lerner Group on July 24 of that same year.
Under the control of the Lener Group, the Nationals won the NL East title in the 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2017 seasons, before in 2018, Lerner handed over management of the team’s operations to his son. , Mark, who in 2019 achieved the conquest of the World Series, when the team beat the Houston Astros. EFE
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