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Which major league baseball team was owned by McDonald's entrepreneur Ray Kroc? Chicago Cubs San Diego Padres San Francisco Giants Los Angeles Dodgers ******** Answer: Ray Kroc was an entrepreneur best known for expanding McDonald’s from a local chain into the most successful fast food operation in the world. In 1974, Kroc retired as CEO of McDonald's to get into baseball, his lifelong favorite sport. In 1974, Kroc purchased the San Diego Padres for $12 million. Frustrated with the performance of the team, Kroc said, "There's more future in hamburgers than baseball" and handed over operations of the team to his son-in-law. He owned the San Diego Padres from 1974 until his death in 1984.