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Legally, Stark was wrong. The sports franchises belong to the owner except for the Green Bay Packers football team. The Dodgers were making very good money but the owner thought he could make even more in Los Angeles, but as many professional teams do, he offered to stay in Brooklyn if the City would provide major subsidies to him. The City would not be blackmailed and the Dodgers were no more.


Joe Torre
Joe Torre
  • Born: July 18, 1940
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Athlete

Joseph Paul Torre is an American professional baseball executive, serving as a special assistant to the Commissioner since 2020. He previously served in the capacity of Major League Baseball's (MLB) chief baseball officer from 2011 to 2020. A former player, manager and television color commentator, Torre ranks fifth all-time in MLB history with 2,326 wins as a manager. With 2,342 hits during his playing career, Torre is the only major leaguer to achieve both 2,000 hits as a player and 2,000 wins as a manager. From 1996 to 2007, he was the manager of the New York Yankees and guided the team to four World Series championships.