Miles Prentice

E. Miles Prentice III (born 1942) is an American businessman and civic leader based in New York City. An attorney, he owns several minor league baseball teams and is the chairman of the Center for Security Policy.

Early life and education

Prentice was born in New Jersey and received an AB from Washington & Jefferson College in 1964 and his law degree from the University of Michigan in 1967 and was admitted to the bar in New York in 1973.

In 1999, he was inducted into the Washington & Jefferson Presidents hall of fame as a second baseman for the baseball team in 1961 and 1962. He also played football for four years.

Career

He is a partner at the law firm Eaton & Van Winkle LLP where his specialty is international and domestic commercial and financial law. His Eaton profile says he has extensive experience in the "acquisition of companies, formation of joint enterprises, transfers of technology, financings (through the public markets and privately, including asset and project-based financings) and general operations."

Prentice purchased the Midland Angels after the 1989 season. The 1990 Angels program states that he served in the U.S. Army from 1968 through 1970 and that he was raised in Montpelier, Vermont.

Since the 1990s Prentice has made overtures to buy Major League Baseball teams including the Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, Cincinnati Reds, Boston Red Sox and Houston Astros. At least one of his bids foundered due to concerns that he was underfinanced. In 1998, he agreed in principle to buy the Royals for $75 million, fronting a syndicate that included Julia Kauffman, daughter of founding owner Ewing Kauffman. However, the bid collapsed after the commissioner's office expressed concern that Prentice's syndicate was too large and didn’t have enough money behind it. He bid for the Royals again in 2000, but lost to David Glass even though his offer of $120 million was actually larger than Glass' bid. However, the commissioner's office opposed Prentice's bid after concluding he did not have enough net worth to withstand substantial losses.

Philanthropy and advocacy

Prentice is the chairman of the Center for Security Policy, a think tank. The organization has been called "neo-conservative" by the Anti-Defamation League and a "hate group" by the Southern Poverty Law Center for alleged anti-Muslim views. He is a member of the Committee on the Present Danger: China (CPDC).

He funds the Miles and Katharine Culbertson Prentice Distinguished Lecture at Colby College. He is on the board of trustees of Washington & Jefferson College.

Sports franchises

References

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  2. 1 2 "E. Miles Prentice III (1999) - Hall of Fame". Washington & Jefferson College Athletics. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  3. ↑ "E. Miles Prentice, III | Eaton & Van Winkle". Eaton & Van Winkle LLP. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Sale of Red Sox approved". CBC News. January 16, 2002.
  5. ↑ McTaggart, Brian (November 22, 2011). "Crane group officially takes control of Astros: Ownership transfer from McLane completed on Tuesday". MLB.com. Major League Baseball Advanced Media. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved November 22, 2011.
  6. ↑ Daniel Leavitt (2022). "Kansas City Royals team ownership history". Society for American Baseball Research.
  7. ↑ "Why David Glass Can't Sell The Royals". CBS Sports. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
  8. ↑ Ellyn Santiago (August 15, 2019). "Tigers Owner Under Fire For Ties To Accused Hate Group". Patch. Archived from the original on August 8, 2022. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  9. ↑ John Barry (August 1, 2019). "Connecticut Tigers owner linked to organization branded an anti-Muslim hate group". Norwich Bulletin. Archived from the original on September 2, 2024. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Members". Committee on the Present Danger: China. March 27, 2024. Archived from the original on April 24, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2024.