John Angelos agrees to sell Orioles for $1.725 billion in bombshell deal
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Orioles ownership is finally changing hands.
Team owner John Angelos has agreed to sell the Orioles to private equity billionaires David Rubenstein and Mike Arougheti in a deal valuing the club at $1.725 billion, according to Puck News.
A timetable for when the deal will close is unclear, but MLB owners will be briefed on details of the sale next week when they meet in Orlando.
The Orioles have reportedly agreed to sell the team to a new ownership group. AP 
John Angelos speaks at a news conference in 2018. AP
The role of Arougheti, the Ares Management Corp. co-founder, is also a bit murky, but it is expected that Rubenstein, the co-founder and co-chairman of the private equity firm the Carlyle Group, will serve as the ownership group’s decision maker.
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