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Mitt Romney's Firm Considered Purchase of Marlins: Report

A firm run by Mitt Romney had interest in purchasing the Marlins from Jeffrey Loria

Mitt Romney's investment firm attempted to purchase the Marlins from current team owner Jeffrey Loria, according to a new report.

Solamere Capital is run by Romney and his son Tagg. The firm is based in Boston and the purchase would have given Romney a top-level position in the franchise. However, it appears that the sale will not take place anytime soon, if ever.

“We [had] been looking at the Marlins on behalf of some of the families that are a part of Solamere," Matt Waldrip, of Solamere, told the Boston Globe.

Waldrip who works in business development for the form would go on to say the transaction was unlikely to move forward. Waldrip also made sure to point out that Romney was not heavily involved in the potential purchase, but did know it was being discussed.

“Mitt Romney is associated with the firm but he’s not leading the charge on this by any stretch of the imagination,” Waldrip said.

While team ownership could still be on the table for Romney, he may also have opportunities outside of the sports world. The one-time presidential nominee is one of the people being mentioned for a role in the upcoming Donald Trump administration.

Miami has not made any public statements recently in regards to the franchise's ownership. Loria has made it known in the past that he enjoys owning the team. The owner once rejected an overture from former Florida governor Jeb Bush as well.

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