January 25 in San Diego Padres History: Ray Kroc, fast-food entrepreneur (McDonald’s), buys the San Diego Padres for $12 million (1974)

On January 25 1974 — Ray Kroc, a fast-food entrepreneur (McDonald’s), buys the San Diego Padres for $12 million, ending talk of a possible move to Washington, DC.

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