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Lerner selected as new Nationals owner

Associated Press

Wednesday, May 3, 2006

WASHINGTON -- Major League Baseball at long last picked someone to buy the Washington Nationals, choosing a group that's led by real estate developer Theodore Lerner and includes former Atlanta Braves executive Stan Kasten. "This has been a long journey. ... While I do apologize for the time, I think history will prove it maybe was time well spent," commissioner Bud Selig said Wednesday in announcing the $450 million agreement. Baseball bought the then-Montreal Expos in 2002 for $120 ...

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