Peter Seidler
American businessman (1960–2023) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Peter Seidler (November 7, 1960 – November 14, 2023) was an American businessman. He was the chairman of the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB).
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| Born | November 7, 1960 Alhambra, California, U.S. |
| Died | November 14, 2023 (aged 63) San Diego, California, U.S. |
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| Spouse | Sheel Seidler |
| Children | 3 |
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Early life
Seidler was born in Alhambra, California, on November 7, 1960, to Roland Seidler Jr. and Terry O'Malley Seidler.[1][2] He was the grandson of Walter O'Malley, who had owned the Brooklyn Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB) and relocated them to the West Coast to become the Los Angeles Dodgers,[3] and nephew of Peter O'Malley who inherited the team, along with Seidler's mother.[2]
Seidler earned a bachelor's degree in finance from the University of Virginia and a Master of Business Administration from the University of California, Los Angeles.[2] While at Virginia, he joined the Delta Upsilon fraternity.[4]
Career
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In 1992, Seidler founded Seidler Equity Partners, a private equity firm, in Marina del Rey, California, which he served as managing partner.[1][3] Among the companies in which the partnership has invested is LA Fitness[5] and music publishing company Hal Leonard, acquiring a majority ownership in June 2016.[6] In 2018, the firm partnered with MLB to purchase Rawlings for $395 million.[7] The firm had an estimated $1.8 billion in assets under management in 2020[8] and $3.5 billion in 2023.[9]
San Diego Padres
In 2012, Seidler, his uncle Peter O'Malley, and Ron Fowler formed the O'Malley Group, which purchased MLB's San Diego Padres from John Moores for $800 million.[10] The team increased spending in an attempt to contend for a championship, acquiring Matt Kemp, Justin Upton, and James Shields.[5] On November 18, 2020, MLB approved the transfer of the role of chairman from Fowler to Seidler, who purchased part of Fowler's stake in the team to become the largest stakeholder.[3]
Seidler increased the Padres' payroll to $214 million for the 2022 season, which was the sixth-highest in MLB. The Padres reached the 2022 National League (NL) Championship Series.[11] Payroll was increased to $237 million for the 2023 MLB season, the third-highest in MLB. He authorized the acquisitions and contract extensions to star players, including Xander Bogaerts, Yu Darvish, Manny Machado, Fernando Tatís Jr., Juan Soto, Josh Hader, and Joe Musgrove.[12] The team went 82–80 and finished third in the NL West.[13]
Personal life and death
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Seidler and his wife, Sheel, had three children.[14] They lived in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, California.[15]
Seidler had type 1 diabetes. He also survived two bouts with non-Hodgkin lymphoma.[14]
In September 2023, Seidler announced that he had undergone a medical procedure which would prevent him from attending any further games in the 2023 season.[16] He died in San Diego on November 14, 2023, at age 63.[17][18] His brother, John, succeeded him as the team's control person.[19]
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