So this made the digital rounds over the weekend, giving us in Cleveland a glimpse into a strange, alternate reality. 

The letter included here is a 1983 missive to Cleveland Indians CEO Gabe Paul, in which Donald Trump is “interested in purchasing the Cleveland Indians Baseball Team” for $13 million. (He later offered $30 million.)

The PD’s Brent Larkin published the letter last fall. 

Maybe Trump will touch on this idea at his rally this weekend?

This article appears in Mar 2-8, 2016.

Eric Sandy is an award-winning Cleveland-based journalist. For a while, he was the managing editor of Scene. He now contributes jam band features every now and then.

One reply on “ICYMI: Here’s Donald Trump Attempting to Buy the Cleveland Indians in 1983”

  1. Francis J. “Steve” O’Neill saved the franchise as principal owner from 1978 until his death in 1983 and through his estate, which retained the club until 1986, held out for a solid local ownership group that had credible financial resources. The winning offer came from Richard and David Jacobs.

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