Baseball team co-owner tests waters in Ohio Senate race

Published May 21, 2021 12:00am ET



Republican Matt Dolan, co-owner of Major League Baseball’s Cleveland Indians, has opened an exploratory committee as he mulls a 2022 Senate bid.

The Ohio state senator, 56, is personally wealthy and hails from Northeast Ohio, a key battleground in statewide races. The question is whether Republican primary voters, overwhelmingly supportive of former President Donald Trump, are interested in a candidate who identifies more as a pragmatic conservative than a “Make America Great Again” loyalist. Dolan is attempting to figure that out.

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