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18 richest MLB owners as of 2023

Big bucks baseball owners

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Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports

MLB is big business. You need to have big bucks to own a baseball team, and these 18 men are the ones whose value is in the billions … and we mean billions, not millions.

t-18. John W. Stanton, Seattle Mariners

(Photo by Mat Hayward/Getty Images for The Players Alliance)
(Photo by Mat Hayward/Getty Images for The Players Alliance)

Net Worth: $1.1 billion

t-18. Robert Nutting, Pittsburgh Pirates

(Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports)
(Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports)

Net Worth: $1.1 billion

16. Jerry Reinsdorf, Chicago White Sox

(Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports)
(Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports)

Net Worth: $1.44 billion

15. Mark Lerner, Washington Nationals

(Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports)
(Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports)

Net Worth: $1.5 billion

t-13. John Fisher, Oakland Athletics

(Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports)
(Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports)

Net Worth: $2 billion

t-13. Jim Crane, Houston Astros

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Erik Williams-USA TODAY Sports

Net Worth: $2 billion

t-11. Peter Angelos, Baltimore Orioles

(Photo by Doug Pensinger /Getty Images)
(Photo by Doug Pensinger /Getty Images)

Net Worth: $2.1 billion

t-11. The Ricketts family, Chicago Cubs

(Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports)
(Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports)

Net Worth: $2.1 billion (Tom Ricketts, pictured)

10. Christopher Ilitch, Detroit Tigers

(Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports)
(Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports)

Net Worth: $2.4 billion

t-8. John W. Henry, Boston Red Sox

(Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports)
(Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports)

Net Worth: $2.5 billion

t-8. Arte Moreno, Los Angeles Angels

(Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports)
(Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports)

Net Worth: $2.5 billion

7. Ray Davis, Texas Rangers

(Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports)
(Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports)

Net Worth: $2.7 billion

6. Mark Walter, Los Angeles Dodgers

(Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports)
(Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports)

Net Worth: $2.9 billion

5. Hal Steinbrenner, New York Yankees

(Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports)
(Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports)

Net Worth: $3.2 billion

4. Jim Pohlad, Minnesota Twins

(David Berding-USA TODAY Sports)
(David Berding-USA TODAY Sports)

Net Worth: $3.6 billion

3. William DeWitt Jr., St. Louis Cardinals

(Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports)
(Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports)

Net Worth: $4 billion

2. John C. Malone, Atlanta Braves

(Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
(Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Net Worth: $5.1 billion

1. Charles Johnson, San Francisco Giants

(Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports)
(Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports)

Net Worth: $6.4 billion

Story originally appeared on List Wire