Diamond Baseball Holdings (DBH) is an American sports ownership and management group that operates over 40 Minor League Baseball (MiLB) teams in the United States and Canada. DBH was established in 2021 by media conglomerate Endeavor and is a subsidiary of the investment firm Silver Lake.
History Established in 2021 by media conglomerate Endeavor, the organization originally was the owner and operator of nine MiLB clubs. In 2022, ownership of DBH shifted from Endeavor to Silver Lake, parent company of Endeavor, who purchased DBH for $280 million.
The company is led by Pat Battle, who formerly headed Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC), which licensed the rights to college athletic team apparel and merchandise, and IMG College, which acquired CLC. Battle and CEO Peter B. Freund convinced Major League Baseball (MLB) that increased professionalization and consolidated ownership of Minor League Baseball, with sharing of best practices and cross-investment, was best for MLB teams. The company plans to reach the current MLB limit of owning 50 teams. In addition to gate revenue, the company also plans to pursue mixed-use development on stadium parking lots; increase the number of non-game events such as concerts, weddings, and corporate events; and consolidate sponsorship, advertising, and back-office activities to a national marketplace.
Baseball America called DBH "the most powerful ownership group in the history of Minor League Baseball" in 2024. Battle and Freund reportedly have a close relationship with Commissioner of Baseball Rob Manfred. DBH has received more than $275 million in tax preferences for MiLB teams that they own, .
Rebrands and relocations DBH has rebranded some teams, with the Rome Braves becoming the Rome Emperors and Salem Red Sox becoming the Salem RidgeYaks. DBH has also relocated several of its minor league franchises:
DBH bought the Down East Wood Ducks and another team from the Texas Rangers in 2023, moving the franchise from Kinston, North Carolina to Spartanburg, South Carolina to be the Hub City Spartanburgers, which play in a newly built stadium. Public funding for the stadium and surrounding developments was $118 million. DBH purchased the Mississippi Braves from the Atlanta Braves before the 2022 season and moved the team from Pearl, Mississippi to Columbus, Georgia, renaming the team the Columbus Clingstones. The city of Columbus borrowed $50 million to renovate the Clingstones ballpark. The Modesto Nuts, which Diamond bought from the Seattle Mariners in December 2024, left Modesto after the 2025 season. Diamond changed the MLB affiliations of several California teams, with a new team moving to Ontario to become the Ontario Tower Buzzers in 2026, which will also have a new ballpark. The stadium and surrounding sports facilities had a projected cost of $151 million in April 2025.
Teams Diamond Baseball Holdings owns 49 teams, . +Teams owned by Diamond Baseball Holdings Team Location League Class Affiliate Acquired Albuquerque Isotopes Albuquerque, New Mexico Pacific Coast League Triple-A Colorado Rockies 2023 Altoona Curve Altoona, Pennsylvania Eastern League Double-A Pittsburgh Pirates 2023 Arkansas Travelers North Little Rock, Arkansas Texas League Double-A Seattle Mariners 2024 Augusta GreenJackets North Augusta, South Carolina Carolina League Single-A Atlanta Braves 2021 Binghamton Rumble Ponies Binghamton, New York Eastern League Double-A New York Mets 2024 Birmingham Barons Birmingham, Alabama Southern League Double-A Chicago White Sox 2023 Brooklyn Cyclones Brooklyn, New YorkSouth Atlantic LeagueHigh-A New York Mets2024 Charlotte KnightsCharlotte, North CarolinaInternational LeagueTriple-A Chicago White Sox 2024 Columbus Clingstones Columbus, Georgia Southern League Double-A Atlanta Braves 2021 Corpus Christi HooksCorpus Christi, TexasTexas LeagueDouble-AHouston Astros2025 Dayton Dragons Dayton, Ohio Midwest League High-A Cincinnati Reds 2025 Fayetteville WoodpeckersFayetteville, North CarolinaCarolina LeagueSingle-AHouston Astros2025 Fredericksburg Nationals Fredericksburg, Virginia Carolina League Single-A Washington Nationals 2025 Fresno Grizzlies Fresno, California California League Single-A Colorado Rockies 2023 Gwinnett Stripers Lawrenceville, Georgia International League Triple-A Atlanta Braves 2021 Harrisburg Senators Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Eastern League Double-A Washington Nationals 2024 Hickory Crawdads Hickory, North Carolina Carolina League Single-A Texas Rangers 2023 Hudson Valley Renegades Fishkill, New York South Atlantic League High-A New York Yankees 2021 Hub City Spartanburgers Spartanburg, South Carolina South Atlantic League High-A Texas Rangers 2023 Inland Empire 66ers San Bernardino, California California League Single-A Seattle Mariners 2024 Iowa Cubs Des Moines, Iowa International League Triple-A Chicago Cubs 2021 Lansing Lugnuts Lansing, Michigan Midwest League High-A Athletics 2023 Louisville Bats Louisville, Kentucky International League Triple-A Cincinnati Reds 2023 Memphis Redbirds Memphis, Tennessee International League Triple-A St. Louis Cardinals 2021 Midland RockHounds Midland, Texas Texas League Double-A Athletics 2022 New Hampshire Fisher Cats Manchester, New Hampshire Eastern League Double-A Toronto Blue Jays 2023 Norfolk Tides Norfolk, Virginia International League Triple-A Baltimore Orioles 2023 Oklahoma City Comets Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Pacific Coast League Triple-A Los Angeles Dodgers 2021 Omaha Storm Chasers Papillion, Nebraska International League Triple-A Kansas City Royals 2024 Ontario Tower BuzzersOntario, CaliforniaCalifornia LeagueSingle-ALos Angeles Dodgers2025 Ozarks Springbirds Springfield, Missouri Texas League Double-A St. Louis Cardinals 2023 Portland Sea Dogs Portland, Maine Eastern League Double-A Boston Red Sox 2022 Rancho Cucamonga Quakes Rancho Cucamonga, California California League Single-A Los Angeles Angels2024 Reading Fightin Phils Reading, Pennsylvania Eastern League Double-A Philadelphia Phillies2025 Rome Emperors Rome, Georgia South Atlantic League High-A Atlanta Braves 2021 Salem RidgeYaks Salem, Virginia Carolina League Single-A Boston Red Sox 2023 San Jose Giants San Jose, California California League Single-A San Francisco Giants 2021 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Moosic, Pennsylvania International League Triple-A New York Yankees 2021 St. Paul Saints Saint Paul, Minnesota International League Triple-A Minnesota Twins 2023 Sugar Land Space CowboysSugar Land, TexasPacific Coast LeagueTriple-AHouston Astros2025 Syracuse Mets Syracuse, New York International League Triple-ANew York Mets2024 Trenton Thunder Trenton, New Jersey MLB Draft League Collegiate SummerUnaffiliated2026Tri-City Dust Devils Pasco, Washington Northwest League High-A Los Angeles Angels 2024 Tulsa Drillers Tulsa, Oklahoma Texas League Double-A Los Angeles Dodgers 2023 Vancouver Canadians Vancouver, British Columbia Northwest League High-A Toronto Blue Jays 2023 Wichita Turbo Tubs Wichita, Kansas Texas League Double-A Minnesota Twins 2022 Winston-Salem Dash Winston-Salem, North Carolina South Atlantic League High-A Chicago White Sox 2024 Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Grand Chute, Wisconsin Midwest League High-A Milwaukee Brewers 2025 Worcester Red Sox Worcester, Massachusetts International League Triple-A Boston Red Sox 2023 Former teams: +TeamLocationLeagueYearsNotesDown East Wood DucksKinston, North CarolinaCarolina League2023–2024Moved to Spartansburg, South Carolina to be the Hub City SpartanburgersMississippi BravesPearl, Mississippi Southern League2021–2024Moved to Columbus, Georgia, and became the Columbus ClingstonesModesto NutsModesto, CaliforniaCalifornia League2024–2025Became the Ontario Tower Buzzers
See also
List of Pacific Coast League principal owners List of International League principal owners List of Double-A baseball team owners
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