A bid made by Stanley Gold and the family of the late Roy Disney for the Dodgers was rejected by MLB last week as the suitors were trimmed from eight to four, but a mediator today reinstated the bid, leaving five parties in contention for the team.
Bill Shaikin of the L.A. Times has the report.
The Disney bid was initially rejected because it “included private equity financing to back the launch of a regional sports network.”
According to Shaikin’s report:
The two other bidders declined by MLB chose not to appeal to the mediator.
The restoration of the Disney bid might not make much of a difference, since the same group of MLB owners that just rejected the bid will be voting again this week. Once that vote takes place, the approved bidders will be able to negotiate directly with McCourt the terms of a sale.
