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The Most Expensive Team That Has Never Won Anything

San Diego just agreed to the richest sale in baseball history. The Padres have also never won a World Series. Those two facts belong to the same story.

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The Most Expensive Team That Has Never Won Anything

Kyle McAuliffe · July 31, 2026

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The Padres Cost $3.9 Billion. Winning Will Cost More.

A buyer’s memo on baseball’s record franchise sale: what San Diego’s assets are worth, where the balance sheet breaks, and how to buy a title.

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