The Pohlad family have announced plans to sell the Minnesota Twins and end their 40-year ownership of the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise. Through Twins executive chair Joe Pohlad, the ...

Several teams have been sold over the last few season. After Carl Pohlad passed away in 2009, his son Jim became the public face, handling day-to-day operations and representing the Twins at ...

The Pohlads have owned the Twins for 40 years. Carl Pohlad bought the Twins for $44 million in 1984, and his grandson, Joe Pohlad, runs the operation now. The family announced it would seek a ...

Carl Pohlad, who built his fortune in the banking industry, bought the Twins in 1984 for $44 million. He died in 2009. The only major league teams held by the same ownership longer than that are ...