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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