{"id":595106,"date":"2026-02-27T00:41:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T00:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/595106\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T00:41:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T00:41:15","slug":"drew-brees-warriors-joe-lacob-submit-bids-for-mlb-team-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/595106\/","title":{"rendered":"Drew Brees, Warriors’ Joe Lacob, submit bids for MLB team: report"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hall of Fame quarterback Drew Brees and his business partner, Vuori CEO Joe Kudla, have submitted a bid to purchase the San Diego Padres, according to a new report. <\/a><\/p>\n

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Four other groups have formally entered the process to potentially buy the Major League Baseball franchise, according to Dennis Lin and Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The rival bidders, according to multiple reports, include:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Joe Lacob, the Golden State Warriors co-owner who purchased a majority share of the NBA franchise in 2020<\/p>\n

\u2022 Jos\u00e9 Feliciano, a private equity who co-owns Chelsea of the English Premier League<\/p>\n

\u2022 Dan Friedkin<\/a>, a private investor whose diversified holdings include AS Roma<\/a> and Everton FC<\/a><\/p>\n

The identity of the fifth bidder remains a mystery to the public, but The Athletic reports that each of the bids<\/a> is \u201cstrong.\u201d
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Brees, who played for the San Diego Chargers from 2001-05 before finishing his 20-year career with the New Orleans Saints, is involved with marketing the athleisure brand Vuori. Kudla, Vuori\u2019s founder, went to the University of San Diego.<\/p>\n

The Seidler family announced in November it was exploring a sale of the Padres. <\/p>\n

A settlement between Peter Seidler\u2019s widow, Sheel, and Seidler\u2019s brothers who assumed control of the team, was approved by a Texas probate judge on Thursday\u00a0\u2014\u00a0ending a legal battle that lasted more than a year<\/a>, and allowing the sale of the franchise to move forward.<\/p>\n

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