who owns cleveland guardians

The Cleveland Guardians are owned by the Dolan family, with Paul Dolan serving as the team’s principal owner and control person, and billionaire investor David Blitzer holding a significant minority stake with an option to eventually gain controlling interest.

Current ownership

• The franchise has been owned by the Dolan family (through family trusts) since 2000, when Larry Dolan bought the then-Cleveland Indians from Richard E. Jacobs.

• Paul Dolan, Larry’s son, is the primary control person, functioning as the top decision-maker and public face of ownership for the Guardians.

Minority investor David Blitzer

• In 2022, sports investor David Blitzer and his group purchased a minority share of the Guardians, initially believed to be around 25–30 percent.

• The agreement gives Blitzer the contractual right to increase his stake over time to a controlling interest, positioning him as a likely future majority owner.

Historical ownership note

• Before the Dolan family era, the club was owned by Richard E. Jacobs from 1986 until the sale in 2000, a period that included the team’s 1990s resurgence.

• The current Dolan family tenure is the longest continuous ownership period in franchise history, extending from 2000 into the mid-2020s.

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