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Peter Angelos, combative owner of Baltimore Orioles, dies at 94
Peter Angelos, combative owner of Baltimore Orioles, dies at 94
As a lawyer, he won hundreds of millions of dollars for workers exposed to asbestos before buying the Orioles in 1993
By Bart Barnes and Matt Schudel
March 23, 2024 at 2:42 p.m. EDT
Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos on Opening Day at Baltimore's Camden Yards in 2005. (Joel Richardson/The Washington Post)
Peter G. Angelos, a Baltimore lawyer who won hundreds of millions of dollars for workers injured by exposure to asbestos, then became wider known to the public as the combative chief owner of the Baltimore Orioles for three decades, died March 23 at 94.
The Orioles announced the death in a statement but did not disclose further details. Mr. Angelos ceded control of the organization to his son, John, a few years ago. This winter, the family reached an agreement that would turn over control to a group led by David Rubenstein, a Baltimore native and one of the founders of the private equity firm the Carlyle Group.
In the baseball world, Mr. Angelos was seen as a hands-on boss: controlling, feisty, demanding and prone to second-guessing the on-field decisions of his top lieutenants. He went through three managers in his first four years at the helm and once considered firing a manager because a player bunted in a game when Mr. Angelos thought he should have swung.
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By Matt Schudel
Matt Schudel has been an obituary writer at The Washington Post since 2004. He previously worked for publications in Washington, New York, North Carolina and Florida.
As a lawyer, he won hundreds of millions of dollars for workers exposed to asbestos before buying the Orioles in 1993
By Bart Barnes and Matt Schudel
March 23, 2024 at 2:42 p.m. EDT
Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos on Opening Day at Baltimore's Camden Yards in 2005. (Joel Richardson/The Washington Post)
Peter G. Angelos, a Baltimore lawyer who won hundreds of millions of dollars for workers injured by exposure to asbestos, then became wider known to the public as the combative chief owner of the Baltimore Orioles for three decades, died March 23 at 94.
The Orioles announced the death in a statement but did not disclose further details. Mr. Angelos ceded control of the organization to his son, John, a few years ago. This winter, the family reached an agreement that would turn over control to a group led by David Rubenstein, a Baltimore native and one of the founders of the private equity firm the Carlyle Group.
In the baseball world, Mr. Angelos was seen as a hands-on boss: controlling, feisty, demanding and prone to second-guessing the on-field decisions of his top lieutenants. He went through three managers in his first four years at the helm and once considered firing a manager because a player bunted in a game when Mr. Angelos thought he should have swung.
{snip}
By Matt Schudel
Matt Schudel has been an obituary writer at The Washington Post since 2004. He previously worked for publications in Washington, New York, North Carolina and Florida.