Jamie McCourt would receive approximately $130 million from Frank McCourt in exchange for any claim to the Dodgers in a divorce settlement that the two parties have agreed to in principle. The pending settlement was first reported by Bill Shaikin of the Times.The importance of the settlement is that it would remove Jamie out of the ongoing Dodger ownership dispute, essentially meaning that the hearing beginning October 31 as to whether Frank can sell the Dodgers' post-2013 television rights (over the objection of Major League Baseball and Fox) will truly be the granddaddy event that determines whether he can retain control of the team.More background from Shaikin:... It is uncertain whether the Bankruptcy Court would allow McCourt to use money from a television deal to satisfy a divorc
Frank and Jamie McCourt reportedly agree to divorce settlement
Published October 17, 2011 at 6:35 AM
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