Could Jeffrey Loria be looking to sell the Miami Marlins?
A Boston-based investment firm headed by former presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his oldest son, Tagg, looked into buying South Florida's major league franchise in recent weeks, according to a report in the Boston Globe.
A potential deal involving the Boston-based Solamere Capital appears to have fallen through, according to the report.
Loria has owned the Marlins since 2002.
The Marlins declined to comment on the report.
Matt Waldrip, who works in business development and external affairs at Solamere, told the Globe that Mitt Romney himself was not heavily involved in the talks.
"Mitt Romney is associated with the firm but he's not leading the charge on this by any stretch of the imagination," Waldrip said. "We (had) been looking at the Marlins on behalf of some of the families that are a part of Solamere."
Solamere Capital pursued a deal prior to this month's presidential election, according to the Globe. Romney is reportedly set to meet with President-elect Donald Trump this weekend to discuss the secretary of state position.
Romney is chairman of Solamere Capital's executive committee. The governor of Massachusetts from 2003-07, Romney was the Republican nominee for president in 2012. He is widely credited with saving the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
