Miami Marlins Owner Jeffrey Loria Reportedly Suing A Fan, Plans To Seize His Property

In a dispute over season tickets, a Major League Baseball franchise tried to take away a fan’s property. Miami Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria sued a fan and attempted to seize his property when he reportedly didn't pay for the remainder of his season tickets.

When they weren't able to get money from season ticket holder Kenneth Sack, they attempted to take away one of his buildings, which is valued at $725,000.

Jeffrey Loria is to baseball what Martin Shkreli is to phrama.

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*jeffrey loria tries trading all-stars in his stadium this week out of habit*

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The Marlins filed a lawsuit against Sack last January for $97,200, which is what he owed for the tickets. His attorney appealed the case because the lawyer missed key filings and court dates due to illness.

The case is pending, which is why the Marlins started a foreclosure case against a commercial building that Sack owns. They claimed that the building would cover the $97,200 that Sack owed the franchise.

Sack agreed to a four-year season ticket contract with the Marlins in 2012 valued at $16,200 per ticket. He paid $129,6000 in total. He apparently paid the entire $32,400 for the first season, but decided to end the deal after the Marlins reportedly retracted their VIP promises.

The Marlins reportedly sued other fans who defaulted on their season ticket contracts once they found out that the franchise stripped perks from the passes.

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"I don't understand why Major League Baseball continues to allow Jeffrey Loria to behave like this," attorney Daniel Rose told the New Times. "At the end of the day, what is the motive to go after fans like this? It just shows their greed and a complete lack of respect for their fan base."

He added, "I'm baffled why Major League Baseball is just sitting back with their heads in the sand while Jeffrey Loria treats his own fans like this."

Slack isn't alone. There are a slew of Marlins’ lawsuits against fans who bought season tickets packages in 2012, but didn't pay them.

The team required fans to agree to ticket contracts that lasted three to four years. The Marlins promised perks like VIP parking and free food. Fans claimed that the Marlins went back on their promises once the performance of the team fell and attendance decreased. The VIP parking spaces vanished and so did the food.

Fans like Mickey Axelband opted not to uphold their season ticket contracts and stopped buying the packages.

"I didn't want my money back or anything, but I said, 'Please give me back the stuff you promised,'" season ticket holder Mickey Axelband told New Times last year. "The answer I got back was basically, 'Yeah, we know we took it all away, but tough s---.'"