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Lerner family exploring selling MLB's Washington Nationals April 11 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot Jersey WASHINGTON (AP) The Lerner family that has owned the Washington Nationals since 2006 is exploring the po sibility of selling the Major League Baseball franchise.Manager Dave Martinez said before the team's game at Atlanta that managing principal owner Mark Lerner called him Monday morning to deliver the news. Lerner, who has taken over a lead role with the team from his father, Ted, has in recent years said the family would never sell the team.To say the least, I was shocked, Martinez said. Those are big decisions that the Lerner family had to make. Ill support than in any way Brooklyn Nets T-Shirts po sible. This doesnt mean my relationship with the Lerner family goes away. Were still in this. I know know theyre very committed to this organization, as am I."The Lerners hiring a firm to find potential investors to buy part or all of the Nationals was Forbes valued the team at $2 billion. Hedge fund manager Steve Cohen bought the New York Mets in 2020 for $2.4 billion.The Lerners bought the Nationals from MLB for $450 million 16 years ago after the team was moved to the U.S. capital from Montreal. The franchise won its first World Series title in 2019.Martinez said he speaks with Mark Lerner daily and met with coaches Monday to talk to them about the news. It's his goal to keep it from being a distraction for players.We always talk about the circle of trust, and the Lerner family and this organization is part of that circle, he said. But this is our main focus Jeff Green Jersey , so lets get the boys ready to play and go play good baseball.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports in this topic National League Major League Baseball Washington Nationals New York Mets Washington Nationals share Mbapp is bringing soccer to a new dimension at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldos precision 7 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Poland finds its true level at World Cup, beaten by the best Poland heads home from the World Cup as the latest team unable to resist an Derrick Coleman Jersey inspired Kylian Mbapp 7 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp Reggie Perry Jersey and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS