ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Tampa Bay Rays sale to a new ownership group led by Florida-based business executive Patrick Zalupski has been finalized.

Team officials said Zalupski officially closed on the purchase on Tuesday with former Rays owner Stuart Sternberg after it was unanimously approved by Major League Baseball owners last week. The Rays also said the Tampa Bay Rowdies were also included in the deal.

Who's behind the new ownership group?

Zalupski, who led the new ownership group for the Rays, is the founder and CEO of Jacksonville-based home builder, Dream Finders Inc. He'll be joined at the executive level of his ownership group by Bill Cosgrove and Ken Babby, according to the Rays.

Cosgrove is the CEO of Ohio-based Union Home Mortgage, which is a longtime title sponsor o

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