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Kevin O'Malley, Former Padres Part‑Owner and Minor‑League Executive, Dies at 50

His death from complications of sepsis follows a prolonged illness that began during a business trip last fall.

Overview

  • Kevin O'Malley died Tuesday in hospice care in Santa Barbara at age 50 after complications of sepsis, his father Peter O'Malley told The Associated Press.
  • His illness began during a business trip to New York last fall, and he returned to Los Angeles for treatment as his health steadily declined, according to family accounts.
  • O'Malley built a career in baseball operations, working in Dodgers minor‑league sites in the late 1990s and co‑founding Top of the Third Inc., which owned the Stockton Mudville Nine and the Visalia Rawhide.
  • He founded growth‑equity firm Carmelina Capital Partners in 2010 and became a part‑owner of the San Diego Padres in 2012 in a group that sold the team in April 2026.
  • He is survived by his wife Allison, four children and siblings, and the Dodgers issued public condolences highlighting his family ties and long involvement in the sport.