If the Marlins have a deal in place to sell the franchise, they're not saying.
"Time will always tell what happens," team president David Samson said Saturday.
Samson would neither confirm nor deny reports that the Marlins have a "handshake agreement" to sell the club for $1.6 billion to a group led by Joshua Kushner, a New York City venture capitalist.
Forbes has reported that the Marlins have a preliminary deal in place for team owner Jeffrey Loria to sell Miami's big league franchise, while the New York Times wrote that Kushner was the prospective buyer.
Kushner is the brother of Jared Kushner, who is married to Ivanka Trump and is a special adviser to President Donald Trump.
Samson was asked repeatedly on Saturday whether the team was for sale and whether a deal was in place to sell the team that Loria has owned for the past 15 years.
"I think over the years there's been so many different rumors that have gone on, and our position has been pretty standard on that," Samson said. "We don't address them."
In its story, Forbes reported that Samson has told others that a preliminary agreement was in place. Samson denied that.
"I have never commented to anyone anything like that," Samson said.
Samson acknowledged that a number of people have asked about buying the team over the years.
"I would say about 12 times a year, probably once a month," Samson said. "And I would say every team is approached that often."
