Dodgers fire CEO(his WIFE), a lawsuit likely

Eliminated from the National League championship series a night earlier the Los Angeles Dodgers began their offseason Thursday by firing the owner’s wife.

As a result, Jamie McCourt, who is married to owner Frank McCourt and was the team’s CEO, has promised a lawsuit, according to a statement by her Los Angeles-based attorney, Dennis Wasser. The couple is separated and apparently headed toward divorce, potentially casting the iconic franchise into economic and structural disarray.

Photo Jamie McCourt (right) was fired as Dodgers CEO on Thursday. Jamie McCourt and Dodgers owner Frank McCourt confirmed their marital separation last week.
(Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

“Jamie was disappointed and saddened by her termination,” said Wasser, reading from a statement. “As a co-owner of the Dodgers, she will address this and all other issues in the courtroom.”