After a meeting with investment partners at the JPMorgan Chase offices in midtown Manhattan last April, three Larry H. Miller Company executives walked the few blocks to Major League Baseball’s headquarters on the Avenue of the Americas.
Larry H. Miller Company CEO Steve Starks, managing partner Dave Smith and chief financial officer Ian McDonald were there to talk about the future.
The trio left the meeting excited about what they heard, and shared it with the Millers, who have a long family history with baseball, a sport the late Larry Miller loved along with fast pitch softball, at which he excelled as a pitcher for many years. The family was all in, vowing to do what it takes to make it happen.
Read more the politics involved and possible scenarios for Utah’s baseball future.
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