The billionaire owner of the San Diego Padres allegedly has been playing hardball with mom-and-pop entrepreneurs in a franchising empire he controls that spans more than 1,000 businesses and has likewise been accused of “intimidating and bullying" trade press who have reported on his tough tactics.
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