Sunday, January 30, 2011

Martin Luther King III trying to become part owner of the NY Mets

Martin Luther King III has a dream: To buy the NY Mets.

The son of the late civil-rights leader is uniting with some heavy hitters, including Mets legend Ed Kranepool; entrepreneur Donn Clendenon Jr., son of the 1969 Mets World Series MVP; TV executive Larry Meli; and a number of unnamed deep-pocketed investors, The NY Post has learned.

"It's fitting with the legacy of Jackie Robinson essentially transferring to the Mets; what better place to have African-American ownership than with the Mets," Meli said, noting that Major League Baseball has no African-American owners.

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Martin Luther King III trying to become part owner of Mets


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