MLB owners voted to approve John Seidler as the Padres' new control person. His sister-in-law is contesting via lawsuit. Read ...

“We approved John Seidler to be the control person of the San Diego Padres once he becomes the trustee of the Seidler trust,” ...

John Seidler, the brother of late San Diego Padres owner Peter Seidler, was unanimously approved by Major League Baseball ...

In overly simplistic terms, the Peter Seidler trust holds the majority stake in Padres ownership so the trustee becomes the ...

But the move by MLB owners does come amid controversy — a lawsuit brought by Peter Seidler’s wife. Sheel Seidler sued ...

John Seidler, the brother of late Padres chairman Peter Seidler ... that they accuse Sheel — Peter’s wife of two decades and the mother of his three children — of misusing his assets ...

Sheel Seidler, the widow of the late Padres owner Peter Seidler ... candidates to succeed him as control person, with his wife and children at the top of the list. Two Sides to the Story In ...

But the move by MLB owners does come amid controversy — a lawsuit brought by Peter Seidler's wife. Sheel Seidler sued brothers-in-law Matthew and Robert Seidler last month, attempting to prevent ...

Less than four weeks ago, Sheel Seidler, the widow of late San Diego Padres owner Peter Seidler, sued two of her brothers-in-law as part of an attempt to become the franchise’s control person.

Peter Seidler’s widow contends in lawsuit she was intimately involved in running of team, a claim disputed by many involved ...

J.P. Hoornstra writes and edits Major League Baseball content. A veteran of 20 years of sports coverage for daily newspapers in California, J.P. covered MLB, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Los ...