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SCOOP: MLB’s Miami Marlins recently sold a roughly 15% stake in the franchise to pay down debt. The deal valued the club at $1.55 billion. Details 👇 at @Sportico.
Kurt Badenhausen
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Kurt Badenhausen
@kbadenhausen
- LeBron is 1st NBA star with $1 billion in career earnings--salary/endorsements--while still active. Next up among current players: KD: $580 million Curry: $430 million sportico.com/personalities/… via @sportico
- SCOOP: The Tampa Bay Rays are in advanced talks to sell the club to a group led by Jacksonville home builder Patrick Zalupski. Parties have signed a letter of intent, and the price is roughly $1.7B. Details at @Sportico from @soshnick and me. wp.me/pc2RuA-1lzkHv
- .@TheNotoriousMMA is only the 2nd athlete all-time to earn $200M in a single year—joins @FloydMayweather, who did it twice! sportico.com/personalities/… via @sportico
- Exclusive from @Sportico on NFL's internal gate revenue report: Raiders on top at $119M, Lions last at $51M. 1. LV 2. SF 3. NE 4. LAR 5. NYG 6. DAL 28. AZ 29. CIN 30. JAX 31. WASH 32. DET
- $0: the amount MJ will bank from documentary. He's donating his entire share to charity. Should be at least $3-4M after accounting is done.
- World's highest-paid athletes via @Forbes: 1. Mayweather $285M 2. Messi $111M 3. Ronaldo $108M 4. McGregor $99M 5. Neymar $90M forbes.com/sites/kurtbade…
- Historic 12 mos on/off the court for Naomi Osaka. Her $50 million in endorsement earnings is a record for a female athlete and topped only by Tiger, LeBron & Federer via @Sportico.
- Top career earnings by sport (2021$) NBA: MJ-$2.6B Golf: Tiger-$2.1B Soccer: Ronaldo-$1.24B Boxing: Mayweather: $1.2B Racing: Schumacher: $1.13B Tennis: Federer: $1.12B Baseball: A-Rod: $650M NFL: P Manning: $570M Full story via @sportico: sportico.com/personalities/…
- Blaze Pizza reports 83% sales growth in '16 to $185M. Project $1.1B in 2022. LeBron James group owns 17 Blaze franchises.
- Stars @DwyaneWade, @tkelce, @JJWatt & @dak among athletes to cash in on $800M sale of Cholula to McCormick. All part of Patricof Co investment vehicle; hot sauce investment up roughly 300% in 19 mos. forbes.com/sites/kurtbade…
- Every MLB team is worth at least $1 billion for the first time per @Forbes. Here are the most profitable teams by operating income: 1. Dodgers $95M 2. Phillies $94M 3. Cubs $87M 4. Giants/Red Sox $84M 6. White Sox $76M forbes.com/sites/mikeozan…
- Highest-paid athletes of the decade via @Forbes: 1. Mayweather: $915M 2. Ronaldo: $800M 3. Messi: $750M 4. LeBron: $680M 5. Federer: $640M forbes.com/sites/kurtbade…
- Replying to @kbadenhausenJordan fell just short of $1B on an inflation-adjusted basis while active. But thanks to massive $$ in retirement w/Nike's Jordan Brand soaring, MJ career earnings now ~$2B (not adjusted for inflation).
