LA Angels Back Off on Stadium Deal After Anaheim Cancels, Refocuses Efforts on Baseball Season

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The Los Angeles Angels have announced they won’t be contesting Anaheim’s decision to scrap the Angel Stadium land sale with the City of Anaheim after council members unanimously voted to cancel the deal following revelations the negotiations were caught up in an FBI corruption probe.

“Given that the City Council unanimously voted to cancel the stadium land agreement, we believe it is the best interest of our fans, Angels Baseball, and the community to accept the city’s cancellation. Now we will continue our focus on our fans and the baseball season,” reads a statement put on the city’s website from SRB Management, headed up by team owner Arte Moreno.

The FBI corruption allegations are attached to court filings from California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s request to put a two-month hold on a stipulated judgment against Anaheim for violating the Surplus Land Act, which would’ve been one of the last hurdles the deal needed to clear.

In less than two weeks, the sale was put on hold by an OC Superior Court Judge, former Anaheim Chamber of Commerce CEO Todd Ament was charged with mortgage fraud, top Democratic party member Melehat Rafei resigned from her posts after she said she was involved with the probe, Sidhu resigned and the Angel Stadium land sale was canceled by both the city and the Angels.