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Five months after owner Arte Moreno stated that "now is the moment," the Los Angeles Angels confirmed on Monday that the team will not be sold.
The Angels issued the following statement on behalf of the Moreno family:
"Throughout this process, it became evident that we have unfinished business and believe we can have a significant effect on the team's future and the fan experience," the statement adds. "... As conversations progressed and crystallized, we recognized that our hearts remain with the Angels, and we are unwilling to split ways with the fans, players, and workers."
Moreno's change of heart comes after he said on Aug. 23 that he was considering selling the team. Moreno, 76, paid $183.5 million purchased the Angels from the Walt Disney Company in 2003. According to the Los Angeles Times, if Moreno had sold, the Angels would have received at least $2.5 billion on the open market. Beyond the Angels' announcement, it was originally unclear why a deal did not materialize.
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred issued a statement in response to the verdict. The Angels won the franchise's lone World Series championship in 2002, the year before Moreno purchased the team. Since then, the Angels have made the playoffs six times without returning to the World Series. Last season was their seventh consecutive season without making the playoffs. They haven't had a winning season since 2015.
Moreno's decision comes amid uncertainty over the team's future home. Moreno was in discussions with the city of Anaheim to buy Angel Stadium for $320 million last spring, but the deal fell through due to a corruption scandal that forced then-mayor Harry Sidhu to retire. Instead, the Angels will continue to lease the facility until 2029.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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