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NFL’s richest owners plan to seize control of MLB’s worst team and overhaul failing $1.7bn franchise

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The Colorado Rockies are again one of the worst teams in Major League Baseball. But a franchise with a 55-89 record in 2026 could receive a huge financial boost in the near future. The Colorado Rockies need a new image in MLB getty Denver Broncos owners Carrie Walton Penner and Greg Penner also own 40 percent of the Rockies, who began play in 1993 and hold an all-time record of 2,419 wins and 2,906 losses. But there’s hidden geographic and on-field value in the Rockies, and the super-wealthy Broncos owners intend to become even more involved in baseball while attempting to push Sean Payton ‘s Broncos to a Super Bowl . The Penners plan to eventually gain a controlling ownership interest in the Rockies, according to the Colorado Springs Gazette . The timing hinges on MLB ‘s upcoming labor battle after the completion of the 2026 season, which could see a lengthy lockout delay the start of the ’27 campaign. The Broncos owners could emerge with an additional 35 percent of Rockies ownership

First report: Woody Paige: Broncos' owners expected to acquire majority of Rockies — sports.yahoo.com, 8d