Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group have agreed a deal to sell one of the sports teams in their portfolio.
The Boston-based ownership group, who have sporting assets that include the Reds, the Boston Red Sox baseball team, the Pittsburgh Penguins ice hockey franchise and the NASCAR team RFK Racing, have entered into an agreement to sell the Salem Red Sox, a Minor League affiliate of their MLB team in Boston, according to the Boston Globe.
The Salem team, a Class A affiliate that competes in the Carolina League, are to be taken over by Diamond Baseball Holdings, having been under FSG control since 2007. Salem will remain an affiliated team of the Boston Red Sox despite the new ownership.
