Peter Seidler, a grandson of late Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley, was an investor in the group that took over the Padres in 2012. He replaced Ron Fowler as the team's control person on Nov. 18 ...

In a letter addressed to the “Padres Partners and Faithful Fans” and sent Tuesday afternoon to the team’s corporate partners, Seidler rebutted allegations in Sheel Seidler’s lawsuit ...

When Peter Seidler's widow Sheel Seidler filed a lawsuit suing her late husband's brothers for control of the San Diego Padres, the details revealed a potential plan to relocate the franchise.

Sheel said “the Seidler brothers believe that, as O’Malley male descendants, they somehow deserve control by virtue of their lineage, as if the Padres were a medieval duchy.” ...