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The San Jose Earthquakes have a new owner coming: Heath Freeman will buy the club and PayPal Park

If you follow the Quakes, the club is changing hands.

The SJtoday team · 1 min read · 4 sources

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$625 millionapproximate price Freeman will pay, per sources

The Earthquakes did not disclose financial terms. Fisher and Lew Wolff paid a $20 million expansion fee to reestablish the club.

Sources: The San Francisco Standard, San Jose Earthquakes

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SJtodayto me · Sat., Nov. 146:00 a.m.

San Jose Earthquakes agree to sell club to Heath Freeman

Plus, a nationwide ground stop hit San José Mineta and BART's budget target is in doubt

The TLDR

  1. Earthquakes agree to sell the club and PayPal Park to Heath Freeman
  2. FAA ground stop halted departures at San José Mineta
  3. VTA says the BART extension is unlikely to meet its $12.7 billion target
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