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Astros Officially for Sale
Updated: Thursday, 18 Nov 2010, 9:27pm CST
Mark Berman
Sports Director
HOUSTON - Major League Baseball sources told FOX 26 Sports Houston Astros owner Drayton McLane, Jr. has retained Allen & Co.,an investment-banking firm in New York City, to help him sell his franchise.
MLB sources told FOX 26 Allen & Co. will attempt to sell the Astros franchise for $800 million.
McLane has owned the Astros since 1992.
He has been the most successful owner in the history of the franchise and one of the most successful owners to ever grace the professional sports scene in Houston.