The Akron RubberDucks baseball team has a new owner.

Major League Baseball approved the sale of the Cleveland Guardians’ Class AA affiliate Tuesday to Prospector Baseball Group LLC. The company is led by longtime sports executive John Abbamondi and tech entrepreneur Ben Boyer.

"We are thrilled to announce the addition of the Akron RubberDucks to the Prospector Baseball Group family," Abbamondi and Boyer said in a joint statement. "The RubberDucks are renowned for being one of the best franchises in Minor League Baseball, deeply rooted in the history and unique spirit of the Akron community."

Since 2012, the RubberDucks had been owned by Ken Babby, principal and founder of Fast Forward Sports Group. Babby was named CEO of the Tampa Bay Rays in October.

As part of the deal, PBG also acqu

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