Does Major League Baseball have the power to force Dick Monfort to sell the Rockies?

—Victor, Denver

Kiz: Don’t go crying to commissioner Rob Manfred about the man who has wrecked the Rockies. While Colorado baseball lovers might despise Monfort, he’s considered a champion of smaller-market teams by fellow owners. Yes, there’s a history of scandal-ridden owners being forced to sell. The NFL pushed out Washington Commanders owner Daniel Snyder in 2023, after an investigation determined he had sexually harassed a team employee. Outrage throughout the NBA over racist comments by Donald Sterling cost him the L.A. Clippers more than a decade ago. Way back in 1999, Marge “Red Menace” Schott sold controlling interest of the Cincinnati Reds under pressure of her third suspension from the sport.

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