Obituary

Peter Angelos, Baltimore Orioles’ Billionaire Owner, Dies at 94

  • Personal injury lawyer became team’s majority owner in 1993
  • Built his law firm litigating asbestos, tobacco settlements

 Peter Angelos

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Peter Angelos, a billionaire trial lawyer and majority owner of the Baltimore Orioles baseball team for three decades, has died. He was 94.

Angelos died Saturday following several years of illness, the Associated Press reported, citing a statement from his family. He had retreated from the public eye in recent years, and court filings indicated that he had advanced dementia.