Merritt Paulson
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Henry Merritt Paulson III is an American businessman who is the minority owner of Peregrine Sports, LLC, which owns the operating rights to the Portland Timbers, a Major League Soccer team. He and his
Paulson (left) with Timbers GM Gavin Wilkinson in 2016
Paulson (right) with his daughter, and former Thorns FC player Allie Long in 2016
Portland Beavers
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The Portland Beavers was the name of separate minor league baseball teams, which represented Portland, Oregon, in the Pacific Coast League. The team was established in 1903, the first year of the PCL.
Merritt Paulson
…franchises, Paulson formed Shortstop, LLC, which was organized as a Delaware entity. In May 2007 Paulson's investment group, Shortstop, purchased the Portland Beavers and the Portland Timbers from California businessman Abe Alizadeh. The purchase made Shortstop the Beavers' fourth owners since 2001. Hank Paulson…
Former Beavers manager and part owner Walter McCredie
The Portland Beavers and Hollywood Stars managers before a game performing a comedy routine (Gilmore Field in the 1940s)
Vince Sinisi on deck in 2008
The Memorial Coliseum in the Rose Quarter was an original site for the proposed ballpark; however, it met public opposition.