Detroit Tigers Owner Chris Ilitch is nothing like his late father.
According to a report from The Athletic, Chris Ilitch was one of four Major League Baseball owners that opposed the MLB’s “final offer” to the players prior to Tuesday’s 5 pm deadline. The other three owners were Bob Castellini of the Cincinnati Reds, Ken Kendrick of the Arizona Diamondbacks, and Arte Moreno of the Los Angeles Angels.
Reports say that the four owners didn’t want to raise the luxury tax to $220 million. The MLB eventually moved forward with that proposal anyway, despite the objections by the four owners. Some of the four owners reportedly took their stance “based on their personal feelings toward costs and baseball’s economic systems.”