Jose E Felciano (pictured) and Kwanza Jones (not pictured) are the new owners of the San Diego Padres. The sale set an all time record for a MLB franchise at $3.9 billion (Getty photo)
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On May 2, 2026 the San Diego Padres reached an agreement to sell controlling ownership to an investment group led by José E.Feliciano and Kwanza Jones. The deal was a record 3.9 billion.
Still have to be approved by Major League Baseball.Kwanza Jones is an American artist, investor, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, and her husband is José E. Feliciano. Feliciano is not the Puerto Rican singer José Feliciano, who is 80 years old, and whose biggest hits were “Felíz Navidad” and “Chico and the Man”.
The San Diego Padres have won two pennants and played in the World Series in 1984 and 1998, losing both times. Before the Padres, the Baltimore Orioles were the last franchise to be sold in MLB, sold in 2024 for $.1.725 The San Diego Padres will visit the slumping San Francisco Giants for the first time this season on May 4, 5, 6 for a three-game series at Oracle Park.
Quote: “The return on investments from purchasing franchises is below the stock market.” — Rob Manfred, MLB Commissioner
Amaury Pi-Gonzalez – Cuban-born Pi-González is one of the pioneers of Spanish-language baseball play-by-play in America. Began as Oakland A’s Spanish-language voice in 1977 ending in 2024 (interrupted by stops with the Giants, Mariners and Angels). Voice of the Golden State Warriors from 1992 through 1998. 2010 inducted in the Bay Area Radio Hall of fame.
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