Stan Kasten was born on February 1,1952 and is the former president of the Atlanta Braves and the Washington Nationals, and the current president and part-owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
14 Facts About Stan Kasten
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Stan Kasten has one sister, Mimi Werbler and one brother, Mitchel Kasten.
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Stan Kasten graduated from Columbia Law School while living in John Jay Hall.
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Stan Kasten had attended Ner Israel Rabbinical College as a high school student for a short time before graduating from the Yeshiva University High School for Boys in 1969.
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Stan Kasten was a longtime fixture in Atlanta professional sports primarily due to his association with Ted Turner.
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Stan Kasten held this position until 1990, while becoming the Hawks' president in 1986.
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Stan Kasten was able to build Atlanta into a perennial playoff contender.
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Stan Kasten would become president of the Atlanta Braves in 1986.
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In 1999, when the National Hockey League would award an expansion team to Atlanta, Stan Kasten became president of the Atlanta Thrashers as well as chairman of the newly built Philips Arena.
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Stan Kasten held all these positions - presidency of the Braves and Thrashers and chair of the Philips Arena - until he stepped down in 2003.
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Stan Kasten assumed the presidency of the Washington Nationals in 2006 under the Lerner family ownership group.
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In January 2012, Stan Kasten joined Magic Johnson, Peter Guber and Guggenheim Baseball Management bidding for ownership of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team.
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Stan Kasten became team president once the sale closed, on April 30,2012.
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Stan Kasten is married to Helen Weisz Kasten, and has four children.