Portland Beavers, Timbers new owner

Published on May 21, 2007 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Portland Beavers News Release

WHAT:

The Portland Beavers, the Triple-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres, and the Portland Timbers professional soccer team, will announce tomorrow that the teams have been sold.

The new ownership will consist primarily of Merritt Paulson, Manager of Shortstop, LLC and recently Senior Director of Marketing and Business Development at NBA Entertainment in New York. As part of the purchase, Merritt, 34, and his wife, Heather, are in the process of moving to Portland and will be full-time President of both teams.

WHEN/WHERE:

10 a.m., Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at the Multnomah Athletic Club, 1849 SW Salmon Street, Portland

NOTE: Portland Beavers play a game vs. the Tucson Sidewinders starting at 11:05 a.m. in PGE Park.

GUESTS: Merritt & Heather Paulson

Jack Cain, Acting President and GM, Portland Beavers

Branch Rickey, President, Pacific Coast League

Sandy Alderson, Chief Executive Officer, San Diego Padres

Gavin Wilkinson, Head Coach/GM, Portland Timbers

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