Kevin McClatchy
| Kevin McClatchy | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 13, 1963 (age 54) Sacramento, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Known for | Former owner of Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball franchise |
Kevin S. McClatchy (born January 13, 1963) is the chairman of The McClatchy Company and former owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team. He led a group of investors that purchased the team in 1996, and served as the team's CEO and lead owner until 2007, when Bob Nutting took over as lead owner, and McClatchy and Nutting hired Frank Coonelly to become CEO.
McClatchy was born in Sacramento, California. Prior to purchasing the Pirates, he owned the minor-league Modesto A's. In addition to his baseball work, he is a director of The McClatchy Company, a newspaper publisher owned by his family (he succeeded Gary B. Pruitt as chairman of the board of the company in April 2012). McClatchy is an alumnus of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.
Kevin is an alumnus of the Trinity-Pawling School in Pawling, New York.
McClatchy was the leader and plurality investor in a group that paid $95 million ($149 million today) for the Pittsburgh Pirates in February 1996. McClatchy immediately assumed the posts of chief executive officer and managing general partner, which are the offices traditionally staffed directly by owners in Major League Baseball.
McClatchy is a member of Major League Baseball's executive council and the labor and international committees. At some point after 2005, which is not entirely known because the Pirates are a private corporation, G. Ogden Nutting and his family became the plurality and then majority owners in the franchise. Bob Nutting, Ogden's son, is now chairman of the board. The Nuttings, however, have consistently shied from the spotlight and allowed McClatchy to be the main or even sole voice of the ownership group.
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