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MLB Exec Council Discusses Astros Sale, But No New Resolution

The proposed and currently delayed $680M sale of the Astros to Houston businessman Jim Crane was among the major topics discussed yesterday by the MLB Executive Council as part of ongoing owners' meetings in Cooperstown, N.Y., though without any new resolution. An owner vote on the deal originally slated for today was tabled on Monday. But Allen & Co. Managing Dir and former MLB Deputy Commissioner Steve Greenberg, helping broker the sale, was present in Cooperstown and took part in the Exec Council meeting along with current Astros Owner Drayton McLane.

Greenberg, McLane, and MLB Commissioner Bud Selig all declined to comment substantively on the talks yesterday, though Selig is expected to address the matter with reporters today.

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