Kroenke Plans $2.5B Angels Stadium After $4B MLB Team Purchase

In an era when professional sports franchises have become among the most coveted assets in the world, Stan Kroenke has purchased the Los Angeles Angels for $4 billion — a record sum that redraws the map of baseball economics. The transaction, Kroenke's second major MLB acquisition in recent years, elevates him to the position of the league's wealthiest owner and reflects how deeply media rights, cultural cachet, and concentrated billionaire capital have transformed the business of the game. His announced intention to build a $2.5 billion stadium suggests that this is not merely a purchase but