Reggie Jackson still furious MLB denied selling him A's

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[@terrytitus5291]

Reggie being denied any part of A's ownership is unbelievable!

[@lisbeth6911]

It’s believable knowing the racist history in sports. Mr Jackson has the scars of racism clearly he speaks of to this day.

[@kevindwelle1625]

Realistically! This is no different when F1and the FIA stole sir Lewis Hamilton's record breaking 8th WDC title in Abu Dhabi 12/12/21! To the only "Black" driver to ever participate in the motorsport! For millions of fans to witness in shock! One of the biggest sport "Coruptions" in our history...

[@J-Hue]

It's par for the course. Systemic racism has only moved it's focus. Black men have led investment teams as the highest bidders for multiple major network tv stations as well. Keeping black men out of ownership stake in industry is a big part of the game. Michael Jackson was potentially killed for maneuvering majority ownership at Sony music America.

[@jr9655]

Unbelievable? Have you not paid attention to anything in this country

[@teresam5199]

Ohhhhhh, it's believable

[@damiant.mccalman8123]

this is crazy and sad. To prevent one of baseball's greatest players from owning the team he helped create a dynasty with is strange. MLB wants diversity on the field not at the ownership level and it is sad. If baseball doesn't think Reggie Jackson is better for baseball and the A's than John Fisher then baseball (corporate baseball) is a perfect example of systemic racism. I hope Reggie doesn't stop talking about this to force baseball to deal with it.

[@naturallawman2965]

Selig went above and beyond to flood MLB with as many Jews in ownership as he could even if it meant less money. He didn't hide it. He was on record multiple times it was his goal.

[@craigm461]

I agree, but I wouldn't call it systemic racism, I would call it the old boys club. This is an example of the rich hooking up their rick friends at the cost of everyone else.

[@danbratten3103]

Jackie Robinson would be furious!!!

[@henrymanzano2201]

This is EXACTLY what it is,and it's so obvious!

[@christopherking9338]

I'm seriously considering boycotting the mlb over this Reggie was my hero as I was growing up in the East Bay!! Disgustipation 101 ps. My allegiance will shift to the collegiate level. Go Cal Bears Baseball!!! GO!!!

[@DoctorKesha]

Continue speaking out, Mr. Jackson!! Expose them!!

[@Adonisjordan1]

100 % It’s essential that we keep voicing our opinions and continue the dialogue to ensure positive changes are implemented.

[@Jesse-ii5md]

Exactly

[@JoyStickJester_]

Holy cow! Oakland could have had one of the best hall of famers in the league as an owner. This blows me away. Things would have been different in Oakland

[@timschmidt3784]

Reggie, as an owner of the A's, would have been great for major league baseball. He understood baseball and he understood business.

[@aspireahead8388]

I, as a fan of the Yankees, see him as a Yankee... But, I forget his best years were probably as an Oakland A... I did not know the story that he tried to buy the Oakland A's... That's disgusting how his offer to buy the team was treated...

[@Ares14]

Reggie is a legend for both organizations. Shame what Selig did to him.

[@M_Lev___]

@aspireahead8388 ... Same here... Although I realize he was an Oakland A, I see Reggie predominantly as a New York Yankee, especially because of his World Series heroics.

[@turtle19dad]

I don’t think they wanted anyone to know Reggie wanted the A’s. No wonder Reggie is in an Astros hat.

[@WAHollier54]

Bud Selig was a crook man. He was the one who knew all about the steroid use and let it slide because the ratings were up!! Selig was trash!!

[@StevenEveral]

Especially his 3 homers on 3 swings in the '77 WS. Instant legend. Reggie should have been allowed to buy the Oakland A's.

[@stevevasquez7754]

Them jerks. Reggie would have loved our team and dedicate his time to make them World Champions again with out a doubt

[@FormerIFBBJudge]

Yes sir!

[@signwave6721]

What has happened to the A’s and is happening to the team is a disgrace

[@RyanGiroux22]

Major League Baseball continues to be a disgrace to our national pastime. You're a class act, Reggie. Wish we could have had you in charge.

[@ryandouglas8382]

Agreed. MLB continues to do corrupt things, and shady things

[@henrymanzano2201]

Especially as a former Oakland A. You want someone that the team means something to owning them

[@christopherking9338]

I Fear You Are Correct. 😡😡😡

[@tylermanter1548]

Oakland sucks .

[@IlluminovaNibiru]

Reggie your better than this degenerate MLB organization. Be glad your not more a part of it. Yes you got messed over out of a lot of money 💰 but you have your class. Love you ❤ & what you did for baseball.

[@Calguy89]

And in addition to Reggie Jackson, I read another article that Joe Lacob tried to buy the A's back in 2005 but was also rejected. So Lacob bought the Warriors instead and helped turn them into champions. From that article, and what Reggie Jackson said in another interview, the reason why they were turned down was because John Fisher's partner, Lewis Wolff, was an old fraternity buddy of Bud Selig's. Fast forward to 2016, Wolff sold his 10% share of the A's to Fisher.

[@brianjacob8728]

Bud Selig is a corrupt fool.

[@didoma73]

Never stop letting the world know about this Reggie

[@bobhillenbrand1112]

Amen.

[@CJ-zp7qj]

Or anything you've experienced that you shouldn't have had to. Only way we can make change or see it in our lifetime

[@cantgetright61]

Well we'll well i never knew that ,a top of a line player treat like 🙈🙉🙊

[@rainbowmade1880]

This is really really upsetting as a die hard A’s fan who saw Reggie in his heyday on the A’s. In a perfect world Reggie sues MLB and blocks this move and is made able to now save the A’s!!!!!

[@travisyarbrough4033]

The A's have had the same success as the Raiders. The Las Vegas folks have voted for the money to build so it's over for Oakland. Warriors moved out, Raiders moved out, coming soon .... The A's will too. Niners, Giants and Warriors are now San Francisco teams. A's and Raiders will be Las Vegas. The A's screwed the Raiders and Oakland out of a rebuilt nice stadium so the A's deserve all they caused ...... Ask Max Muncy about it.

[@deanwille8130]

@@travisyarbrough4033 Raiders never wanted to stay! They use A’s as a scapegoat! Don’t get me wrong, A’s didn’t help but truth is Mark Davis planned move before owning team

[@ncarls123]

I too saw Reggie play in Oakland as a kid - totally obsessed with the early 70's A's. Nothing would have made me happier than Reggie buying the A's.

[@rainbowmade1880]

@@ncarls123 Monty Moore used to say “Reggie hit another tater!!” He hit a surprising number of opposite field homers. I saw one game at the Coliseum where he hit one out to left into the old wooden bleachers and one rocket that barely cleared the fence height and hit the concrete in the right field corner, bouncing way back onto the field. Plus Captain Sal hit one out to left that day too. I loved the Coliseum.

[@ncarls123]

@@rainbowmade1880 I was 11 in '71 and totally obsessed with the A's. My mother had to go to either Grodin's or Roos Atkins (men's clothing store, don't remember which) to buy A's tix that my Dad and I would go to. I sayw Charlie Finley give Vida a blue Caddie Eldorado in a pregame ceremony for pitching his no hitter. Monte Moore! how many summers listening to him on a transistor radio... wow. A simple time. So good.

[@griffithkimble372]

Class act - I rode with Reggie on a LAX to Vegas flight - an elderly woman sat in his first class seat … she was confused. Reggie said let her have it. He also talked to me about local sports talk radio - very generous man

[@GregAlterton]

I’m right with you, Reggie. Selig sowed the seeds of what is now occurring by not approving the sale of the A’s to an Oakland-based ownership.

[@jeffthewhiff]

I had no idea that Reggie Jackson made an offer to buy the A's and it is a shame that Bud Selig did not even submit Reggie's proposal. Reggie would have been a great owner of the A's and most importantly, would have kept them in Oakland.

[@P31B]

The more we know, the more I wish I didn’t know.

[@stuartdamon3610]

🎯

[@GregLucas-pv8nm]

DEVILS

[@lynelljones2375]

When you know and you know better-everyone wins! Black history is American history. #BLM TOO!

[@joryscott6736]

Don’t run from the truths my fam. Just respect the changes

[@CJ-zp7qj]

@P31B look at how this country was built it's not really a surprise. They tell you in history class

[@GregAlterton]

Selig is on record saying the move of the A’s from Kansas City was a mistake.

[@darylwille4878]

He was a mistake as commissioner

[@volodymyrzablotsky5372]

The A’s leaving Philly was the mistake. Reggie grew up a Philadelphia A’s fan in Pennsylvania

[@n8doggy733]

my mom used to work at Modesto airport and he would fly in a lot, he was mad when she denied his advances 😂

[@davidhalcon5594]

She made the right decision!

[@DLO0622]

He coulda owned the A's, kept them in Oakland, and been your dad

[@buicklincoln]

Famous guys are just used to gettin' it because of their fame. Good for your mom saying no.

[@owenlawson8660]

Wow, now I understand why Reggie didn’t get his team? Glad that the league defended your mother’s honor. It makes complete sense that this comment appears in this thread. 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@chocolaza]

Or, could it have been the other way around. 😮 Accusations are just that, without proof. Too many women have attempted to tarnish a man's reputation because of what they didn't receive. Many have even gone so far as getting them jailed or imprisoned. So, I'm always skeptical without proof...🤷🏾

[@the3goodlemons]

one side of the story In his Schott’s 2022 book “Long Schott”, he wrote: “Reggie Jackson had a group that he said wanted to buy the team, with Brian Shapiro and other investors, and said they were willing to pay $25 million more than what the Fishers were offering. But by the time Reggie contacted me, we had the deal in place. It would have been great and historic for Reggie to be part of the ownership group, as the first African American owner. I had a good relationship with Reggie, having retired his No. 9 a year earlier. But I had to commit to the deal with the Fishers and baseball and couldn’t chase the last dollar.”

[@wethepeopleoverland1163]

MLB in the last few years is a joke. God Bless ya Reggie.

[@monica93304]

I always hated Selig.

[@BAKER22-l4u]

Most people did

[@daviddavis2648]

What do you expect from a former car salesman?

[@Billyboygoinham69]

Reggie would have made us World Series ready

[@BrainHealth-md8wx]

Who tries to keep a former player like Reggie (HOFer) with a good reputation out of ownership. What were the reasons? Bud Selig was an absolutely awful commissioner. What was best for him and his own interests. Only baseball hires a commissioner who is also an owner….batshit crazy

[@buicklincoln]

That was by design. Fay Vincent tried to show some strength and the owners fired him and inserted the puppet.

[@markkeneson6806]

​@@buicklincoln, Fay Vincent was also awful.

[@raidernation1272]

Joe Lacob also made an offer, an offer he has increased and left open to this day. Bud Selig decided to sell the team to John Fisher and Lew Wolfe because they were fraternity brothers. It really is "the good ol boys club" or whatever the saying. It's BS and at somepoint MLB is gonna piss off the fans and push us away

[@christopherking9338]

Yep. It's happening as we speak.

[@seanhoward8025]

Lew Wolfe was Selig's frat brother. Fact.

[@lex400h9]

MLB DIDN'T WANT A BLACK OWNER.

[@kevinforeman4485]

Only 3 likes. Talk about denial. It's coming, wait for it. Awww they're too sensitive. There is no racism etc.

[@user-bx3oo6pl3z]

Period!

[@calvintillman9250]

I stopped watching MLB years ago and the NFL.

[@stephenmedlock6766]

Of course they don't.

[@martyyoung3611]

@@stephenmedlock6766, No, (((they))) don't.

[@markpalid7440]

This appears to be a textbook example of "Institutionalized racism" in MLB regarding ownership of the Oakland A's. Prove me wrong if you disagree!

[@turtle19dad]

No one disagrees. It’s BS how they did Reggie. A’s should be staying in Oakland.

[@BAKER22-l4u]

And you're surprised WHY?

[@justinalley3399]

Disagree

[@dcfog81]

Like the amount of public funding available in Oakland as opposed to LV (I know there's some other factors as well), in the words of Jon Lovitz's character in A League of Their Own, "Well, then, this would be more. Wouldn't it?" I find it just sad that Selig had the A's sold to Fisher for less because he was buddy buddy with Wolff, yet they weren't buddy buddy enough to overturn the territorial rights to SJ. It was because it fell into that really un-sweet spot that we're now stuck with the worst owner in MLB

[@deanwille334]

Selig kept A’s out of San Jose

[@duranmitch]

As a dedicated lifelong badeball "A's" fan Im done, its over for me 😭

[@christopherking9338]

Yep. My allegiance will shift to the collegiate level. Go Cal Bears Baseball!!! GO!!!

[@atrain132]

​@@christopherking9338even college is all screwed up now with conference realignments. That whole landscape is about to change too.

[@christopherking9338]

@@atrain132 Yep. Very Sad. 😥😥

[@inaka99]

Imagine anyone thinking that Lew Wolfe and a trust fund baby like John Fisher would be better owners than a man like Reggie who lives, breathes, and epitomizes the game of baseball. If anyone asks why I care less and less about baseball these days, it's stories like this. Just terrible.

[@somerandomguy5977]

Wolfe was friends with Selig. That's why. Not racism, not anything else. But the classic "it's who you know"

[@brentduanefoster]

Man, if Reggie was…allowed (that irks me to even say) to buy the A’s, we wouldn’t be talking about this right now. Screw you, Selig!!!!!

[@santiagoandujar2518]

From the very day that he replaced Fay Vincent, I had a feeling that Selig was underhanded and sneaky.>

[@brianarbenz1329]

I always associated Reggie Jackson with the World Series rings, the candy bar, and the rest of the glitz that was part of his success on the field. I am delighted that now Reggie is speaking out against the institutional racism that everyone ignored or denied for so long. He clearly is refusing to have his silence bought. Thank you, Reggie. And I am sorry for what this nation's power structure did to you.

[@stevevasquez7754]

Thank you for the interview

[@BrainHealth-md8wx]

Another example showing how bad Bud Selig was and is. Was he corrupt?

[@smokey5100]

It would've been poetic justice to have this man partially own the team that he helped make history with. Imagine John "Baby Gap" Fisher being shown favoritism over a legend like Mr. Reggie Jackson who actually played for this team SMH

[@dbcooper692]

Reggie Jackson had the most powerhouse swing I have ever seen, he was a beast at the plate!!!

[@gusone11]

MLB doesn't want the A's in Oakland anymore bottom line.

[@lionheartmerrill1069]

BINGO

[@andyland27]

Bud selig and rob manfred ruined the A’s

[@gregusjay]

A shame Reggie was precluded from owning the A's. . They would be so much better off !! He cares about this team.

[@jorgejohnson451]

It’s great that he put it on the record. The silence of MLB is notable. But baseball fans should take note: the owners don’t care about you. You’re only the customer. They’ll do what they want to do and you’ll buy it because it’s the only product in town. I will probably always follow baseball. But I’m so glad I didn’t bite on the latest mlbtv offer. I’ll have to remember this the next time I want to buy a cap or t-shirt or jersey.

[@tigertank06]

Unless your name is Haas or Larry Baer.

[@christopherking9338]

I'm seriously considering boycotting the mlb over this. My allegiance will shift to the collegiate level and I will remain East Bay loyal!!! Go Cal Bears Baseball!!! GO!!!

[@moonglow630]

My Dad was so disgusted with baseball after the strike in ‘94 that he never went back. It was kinda the same thing, realizing they don’t give a crap about you & you’re just dollars to them. It was sad cause he had really loved baseball.

[@kaleidoscopex7213]

Reggie Jackson “owns “ the A’s , if it weren’t for those 70’s World Series the A’s would be nothing , what a damn shame to the MLB organization denying a legend a right to own

[@lionheartmerrill1069]

No doubt about it

[@sanmorgan8255]

Thank you Reggie. Knowing the truth will make some of us free.

[@buicklincoln]

Joe Morgan, another Oakland legend, once made a bid with a group of investors including the founder of the MensWearhouse to buy the A's and they got rejected too. They didn't get turned down just because they are black men...but STRONG, opinionated black men. That's how MLB and corporate America does it. They'll accept the "go along to get along" types and Reggie and Joe weren't cut from that cloth.

[@BAKER22-l4u]

Lol..PROVE it

[@Ms.MaryAnn]

​@BAKER22-l4u your comment is elementary and ignorant. Smh

[@BigMonty686]

⁠@@BAKER22-l4uDIS-prove it! Lol

[@BAKER22-l4u]

@@Ms.MaryAnn - Then PROVE what you are claiming..simple

[@pringlized]

Total travesty Reg wasn't allowed AT LEAST a 10% stake. Such a crime.

[@sinceremaverick7081]

Don't let your kids play on a team with the son's coaches. I remember making a spectacular play @ shortstop & the next inning, I was in the outfield for the rest of the season. # Jr. Babe Ruth ⚾️

[@TheBatugan77]

Then the alarm clock ⏰ went off. Dreamer. 😀😄😆

[@WayneCoyShow]

Looks like this was recorded @ the Coliseum. Fitting. Reg got hosed. Hopefully, he gets involved IF Oakland has a shot to buy the A's from Fisher OR an expansion opportunity exists in the near future. Btw...props to the stadium DJ. 😊

[@barblemberger6961]

MLB NEEDS TO WAKE UP! The crap is piling up on Manfred, Fisher, MLB. This video is shameful and I thank Reggie for opening up about it. Fishers lack of caring about out team, its history,, Oaklands commitment and our MLB fans who have been proudly cheering with us in their stadiums... this is what baseball is about. Fisher doesn't want to win. #MLBOwnersVoteNO #GoAs #SELL

[@lindawebster8162]

Wow😮😮😮😢that breaks my heart 💔

[@AliFrazier100]

Mines too

[@kickdeboll]

My best friend was a born and raised Oakland As fan. Lived in Oakland his whole life. After 30 years of the up’s and downs. Eventually seeing their demise due to a greedy and bad owner that didn’t want to put resources into the team; he now hates baseball and has a deep hate for the Oakland As that have caused him so much emotional pain. I’m starting to understand it and the faster they move out of Oakland the better

[@dame6206]

Give Mr. October a chance at MLB ownership. Baseball legends should be encouraged to actively participate in the sport that is losing popularity. Major league sports ownership seems to be a secret society than a free enterprise.

[@CarlosGonzalez-cm5zy]

This man made this journey about Negro league all about himself

[@tplomonte]

To be denied the right to buy Oakland A's by MLB needs to be investigated ...

[@jedi1967]

"Its outta my hands" it is the most hypocritical statement to any investor or company.....

[@AT-sd9qq]

Where's your camera? Reggie become more and more awesome as the years go by.

[@jrgvsqz]

The Oakland A's were bought for 180 million in 2005. Reggie just said he offered "$140 million + $25 million = $165 million.

[@Mthurgood]

The layers of racism continue to be peeled back . thank you Reggie.

[@yodapappacards]

Thanks Reggie for your care

[@ErikaLopez-sv8qm]

That was some of racist stuff. Call it what it is. Looking out for each other, Sielig and Fisher?

[@mixedhairless]

Holy cow I had no idea , what a total disgrace

[@jesustorres6403]

That is sad a man with his kind of history to the sport that we love today we have always loved

[@SatchPersaud-sm1gc]

Crazy that man is a living legend, they didn't want him in their little club

[@skipfluck4299]

We have no idea if Reggie is talking out of his ass or not.

[@Bk6346]

Reggie must be pissed because the Athletics are worth about $1.3 billion in 2023.

[@jpete3027666]

Wolff and then Fisher destroyed this organization. Billy Beane also helped.

[@henokbaarez7464]

I thought he was a bit corrupt before. This is really sad

[@yell0wberry]

That’s really something, a Hall of Fame player who is still on the New York Yankees executive staff interested in buying the Oakland A’s while wearing a Houston Astros hat

[@talltimbot]

This man is the definition of excellence..Ditch the skin tone narrative..

[@no30036]

Hard to take him serious , calls racism on everything. Loved him as a player though. Also just cuz u wanna buy a team doesn’t mean they will sell, most potential buyers get turned down.

[@joshuaguste6883]

Why is the MLB so committed to not having the smaller market teams flourish and grow? It's stifling the growth of the game and the old ones in charge are too filled up with nostalgia. If Mario Lemieux was majority owner of the Pittsburgh Penguins then Jackson should have been given the opportunity.

[@mattstensen3536]

Pretty much happened with Lacob too, I think he wanted to buy the A's as well at one point.

[@coldspring624]

They could not allow a known gambler to own a team.....simple

[@SgtRock-cr2sh]

There are a lot of people on your side Reggie. You are very good for baseball and we appreciate you!

[@owenlawson8660]

Wonder if Reggie and Dave Stewart ever worked on a joint deal for the A’s?

[@Moviesrule2011]

We was robbed. But everything comes back around eventually.

[@joeblow1688]

I remember growing up as a kid , in the early 1970's, and looking forward to every summer, when all of us kids would go to the Oakland Coliseum to watch Reggie and the A's play, even before their first World Championship. Reggie's story is a reminder of what America truly is. It does not matter what you have done for Baseball and all of sports. Baseball is racist to its core , when it comes to Black Americans. I noticed it by the time I was about 15 years old, then as a fan of Baseball. I have not been a fan of it since about 1989. Never watched the sport again, to this day over 30 years.

[@berge7f91]

I think we can add the "WE WANT REGGIE" to supplement the "SELL THE TEAM" chant

[@mrmaxxx94]

The MLB plantation is real despite whatever they say. All those pro sports leagues are Plantations

[@mscardioqueen]

He's not the only powerful black man with money who wanted to buy a team or television station, etc, and was stopped from doing so. One even had his reputation destroyed!

[@shanenolan085]

That wouldve been dope if he bought the As... especially considering he led their dynasty in the early 70s 💯💯

[@CRAIGCORNER70]

There is racism in this game and the business side of it. In my view bug ceiling was a f****** moron anyway. To disallow Reggie Jackson to have a minority stake in the Oakland A's is outrageous and it's a slap in the face. And it show how rascim is alive and well in baseball

[@skipfluck4299]

Racism is alive and well in Black America also. Are we not going to talk about the Black on Asian racism during the pandemic?? Or we just being selective?

[@somerandomguy5977]

Just because everyone is crying racism doesn't make it right or not stupid. There are several comments explaining the bud selig john fischer connection. It is croneyism and has nothing to do with race. A white man could've offered 50 million more than what Jackson would've offered and he still would've given it to his pal.

[@bobh6634]

Sorry Reggie. When they get a new park, the value will triple or more. Which was needed all along....Park AND location.

[@greggross8856]

MLB colluded with John Fisher to buy the A’s, lie to the city of Oakland and te fans, and move the team to Vegas. Nothing less.

[@bobl6139]

Never knew this.also still pissed bowie kuhn stopped deL,sending joe rudi and Vida blue to red Sox effectively keeping them from a championship for another 35 years

[@j72ashley]

Reggie has been ahead of the curve in so many areas. His early push for SGC grading transitioned the industry. I don't like what that has become over time, but it was Reggie that got out in front of it. That is just a tiny example where we see his skills and insight transcending the field. A shame we still have so much collusion

[@randyharper7776]

It's not only going on in MLB and other sports racism is institutionalized and occur in many forms and fashions. What a shame how they treated Mr. Reggie!

[@tomdulle1707]

Signed by the Kansas City A's, became a star with the Oakland A's and locked out by men with no conscience. if Reggie had been sold the team he would have worked out something with the city of Oakland. John Fisher has no shame.

[@supersisters8336]

Just the look he has with that choked up tone, i was too young to catch Mr Jackson my player was jeter. But i did go back when i was young to watch tape of you. Sports century was one about you and othe magazines or books. A legend in life and baseball, even a pretty good actor too lol. 😢makes me sad to see this happen to you, god bless Mr Reggie Jackson

[@pringlized]

Reg and Dave Stewart leading an A's ownership group. How amazing would that be?

[@wraynephew6838]

Reggie would have kept the A's in Oakland. What a tragedy to an iconic baseball franchise

[@lionheartmerrill1069]

No doubt about it. MLB SUCKS

[@kickdeboll]

My best friend was a born and raised Oakland As fan. After 30 years of the up’s and downs. Eventually seeing their demise due to a greedy and bad owner that didn’t want to put resources into the team he now hates baseball and has a deep hate for the Oakland As that have caused him so much emotional pain. I’m starting to understand it and the faster they move out of Oakland the better

[@nkyimkyim8734]

This is how deep and low down racism is! Sad but true!

[@dianajohnson4364]

No surprises here, it's sad that the MLB did him like that. They are deplorable, exposure is the only way to call out these injustices

[@Howiefaam31459]

Mr Reggie Jackson is a fine bottle of French wine. He is better as he ages!

[@richardgarrahy1238]

Reggie killed the dodgers down thru the years hes a real superstar

[@CAH.214]

Why not Reggie Jackson? Get the man onboard with a minimum of 10% ownership of the A's. Go Padres!

[@robertlohr1860]

Mr Jackson told us his side very eloquently, very well said in all his points. I wish we could hear why MLB chose not to accept, what do they know that has not been said, so we can honestly judge his comments. Otherwise, I would have to say, Mr Jackson is correct in his assumptions.

[@edward2493]

I met your father years ago when I played baseball in Philadelphia just to let you know.Reggie , these people are like the pharisees❤+

[@Thealligator_man]

Things like this are why it’s always funny when people act like there’s no more racism in the US

[@westcoast9285]

This is similar to the coliseum city with Raiders and As offer where it was a minority controlled ownership group of mostly former players who have built a massive complex at the Coliseum site

[@UntilNextime]

Reggie owned the A's without owning the A's. His Regiment and that ballpark will always be his.