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Article: Sherman Act strikes out; Antitrust law may bring Expos to D.C.(OPED)(DISTRICT FORUM)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- April 22, 2002
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Byline: Donald R. Dinan, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES
The events of the last six months have given new hope to Washington finally getting a baseball team. The double switch in team ownership, where Jeffrey Loria went from the Montreal Expos to the Florida Marlins, John Henry went from the Marlins to the Boston Red Sox, and Major League Baseball took over the Expos, raises a tantalizing legal question.
Would it be illegal for Major League Baseball to refuse to sell the Expos to Washington investors at the end of the year as a violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act?
The answer may lie in the decision of the U.S. District Court in Philadelphia. ...