Overview
- Sam Kennedy made the declaration on WEEI during a radio appearance on Thursday, saying “John Henry, Linda Henry, the Henry family, are never selling the Boston Red Sox.”
- Kennedy said the core ownership group of John and Linda Henry, Tom Werner and Mike Gordon has run the club for about 25 years and he expects that arrangement to continue for at least another 25 years.
- He explicitly dismissed pursuing a financing deal like the New York Yankees’ reported $2.6 billion agreement with Apollo Sports Capital and said such a move is not a focus for the organization.
- Questions about a possible sale grew as Fenway Sports Group expanded its holdings and completed the sale of the Pittsburgh Penguins, and Sportico’s 2026 estimate valued the Red Sox at about $6.65 billion, giving financial grounds for outside interest.
- The statement arrives as the team has recovered into the AL wild-card picture and should ease immediate fan and market speculation, though FSG’s wider portfolio activity and high franchise valuation will likely keep long-term questions alive.