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Nationals transfer team control from Ted Lerner to Mark Lerner

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WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 18: Principal owner Mark Lerner of the Washington Nationals looks on before a baseball game against the Houston Astros on June 18, 2014 at Nationals Park in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)

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This is probably not going to result in any major changes with the Washington Nationals, but it’s worth noting today that Major League Baseball approved a change of ownership from Ted Lerner to his son Mark Lerner.

Mark Lerner, of course, has had a large hand in running the Nationals for years, but in baseball, each team has a designated “control person” who is officially listed as the team’s owner and who casts the team’s vote in league-wide decisions. Until this morning that had been Ted, who is now 92 years-old. Mark Lerner is 64. For what it’s worth, Mark told the Washington Post today that Washington Nationals decisions have long been family decisions and that “I don’t think you’ll see much difference in the way Dad and the family running it vs. myself and the family.”

The biggest decision facing the Nationals in the coming months is going to involve whether to offer -- and how much to offer -- Bryce Harper when he hits free agency, of course.

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