EXCLUSIVE: The widow of the late San Diego Padres, Peter Seidler, spoke out against his brother-in-law who said that his trial against him prevented the team from signing the star launcher Roki Sasaki.
The brother of seidler, Matthew Seidler, provided a statement to PK Press Club Digital on Tuesday suggesting that the trial of Sheel Kamal seidler against him came during a “critical period” of negotiations with Sasaki. Matthew’s statement also said that their recruitment efforts had been affected by the fact that his trial said that he and his brother Robert were trying to move the paadres elsewhere.
The representatives of Sheel Seidler provided a statement to PK Press Club Digital, saying that his trial would not have prevented the team from signing Sasaki if it was involved in the recruitment process.
“Matt and Robert Seidler must be relieved to have an easy scapegoat for their inability to sign Roki Sasaki. The result could have been different if they had not prevented from participating in the recruitment process, despite his many calls to put Aside from all differences and help do what is best for the padres, ”says the declaration.
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Sheel Seidler throws the first ceremonial throw before the match between the Giants of San Francisco and the Padres of San Diego at Petco Park on Thursday March 28, 2024 in San Diego. (Rob Leiter / MLB photos via Getty Images)
Sasaki himself said that one of the reasons why he had chosen to sign with the Dodgers was because of the organization’s stability during his introductory press conference last week.
“The thing n ° 1 which stood out [about the Dodgers] was the stability of the front office, “said the launcher via a translator.
The trial of seidler against the brothers of her late husband, Matthew and Robert, was deposited in early January, when she was trying to take control of their team for her children.
She said that Peter, before his death, revealed that her dying wish was to take control of the paadres, followed by their children and that her children have the greatest participation in the property. She added that the two brothers of Peter, Matt and Bob, “try to erase the vision and heritage of Peter, as well as to throw herself wrongly as the real heirs of Peter”.
“I made this decision in the last use, but I am convinced that it is the right, and the best way to protect the Padres franchise and to make sure that the vision that Peter and I are sharing for the team will continue “She said in a statement after having filed her initial complaint on January 6.
The costume also alleges that Robert’s wife has made several “racist, profane and hateful communications led by the struggle – a woman of Indian origin – in communications”, and that the two brothers try to “fight against control” of the Balle club to prevent “an Indian American woman” from taking what they “considered their family business and their ancestral right”.
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Peter Seidler speaks during pre-match ceremonies in honor of Joe Musgrove, n ° 44 of the Padres de San Diego, and his recent boost before facing the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 16, 2021 in Petco Park in San Diego. (Matt Thomas / San Diego Padres / Getty Images)
Peter died in November 2023 at the age of 63. He had been sick for months, although he was not disclosed exactly what he was dealing with. Seidler is a cancer survivor who had health problems for a while.
The Padres are currently belonging to Peter’s Estate, while John Seidler, Peter’s older brother, was appointed as the team’s temporary control person. However, John can only be officially appointed three -quarters of the owners of the major baseball league only approve.
In addition to claiming that the widow’s trial prevented the team from signing Sasaki, Matthew’s response said Peter had never indicated that he wanted Sheel to have control of the team after his death.
“Peter could have chosen to (a) give the right to Sheel the right to be, to designate or approve the individual who controls the paadres, (b) give a property or a control directly on the interest of the Trust for the Padres, (c) give Sheel the right to approve or veto to any transaction by the trustee, or (d) require that the trustee makes any main distribution which asks Sheel, “the response read.
The answer says that Peter has changed his confidence at least seven times after their marriage and has never appointed Sheel a successor trustee in any version and that she was prevented from “always as a successor fiduciary in all circumstances “.
The answer also claims that Peter said during his life that he wanted his brothers and sisters and his niece to take control of the team after his death.
“Peter has had many conversations with his brothers and sisters and others on people of successors control and has always identified five family members seidler as candidates: Bob, Matt, John, his brother Tom (who has a career 30 years and over in baseball, including 12 years with the Padres), and his niece, Monica, “he read.
“”In any of these conversations, Peter never suggested or even involved that he wanted Sheel to direct the paadres. As Peter said to people close to him, he moved his family to Texas in 2021 in an important part because he wanted to “withdraw the pressure from Sheel and the Kids” and to “remove the driving of the spotlight”. Peter knew only too well the potential effects of media attention, as well as other pressures, stresses and requirements that accompany possession of a sports franchise. “”
Roki Sasaki and Sheel Seidler. (Getty Images)
In a separate response provided to PK Press Club Digital, the representatives of Sheel expressed their confidence which she will win in court.
“The answer, for all his bravado, is particularly thin to respond to the very specific and serious allegations of the violations of the trustee of Matt and Robert Seidler. It is ironic that they accuse the Sheel – the wife of Peter of two decades and the mother of her three children – to misunderstand her assets, while at the same time, they harvested the benefits of Peter’s generosity for decades.
