In the world of sports, there are a handful of team owners that are recognized as being influential. The Steinbrenners who own the Yankees, the Ilitches who own the Detroit Red Wings, and the Krafts who own the New England Patriots come to mind. There are plenty of other successful businessmen like Steve Balmer (Microsoft), Steve Cohen (Point 72), and Rob Walton (Walmart).
One owner flies under the radar, despite being a part of multiple championship teams. Todd Boehly is not quite a household name, at least not to the extent of the names mentioned above. But he’s helped orchestrate some of the strongest franchises in professional sports, including what many believe is the best professional baseball team that the MLB has seen in decades. Here is the story of Todd Boehly, part owner of the Chelsea Football Club and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Who is Todd Boehly?
Todd Boehly is an American entrepreneur born in 1973 and raised in Bethesda, Maryland. He graduated from the College of William & Mary in 1996 with a Bachelor of Business Administration, which led to his career path in finance and business.
Boehly’s early career saw him work in positions for companies like Citibank and Credit Suisse before joining the Guggenheim Partners in 2001. In 2015, Boehly acquired some of the assets and companies that he had managed while with Guggenheim and started his own investment company called Eldridge Industries.
Eldridge is a private holding company that makes investments and takes stakes in a variety of different industries. Some companies that Eldridge has invested in include Dick Clark Productions, Billboard, the Hollywood Reporter, as well as technology initiatives like Dataminr, Coreweave, and nanotechnology company Kernel.
As of 2025, Boehly has an estimated net worth of $8.5 billion and is married with four children.
Which Sports Teams Does Todd Boehly Own?
In the sports world, Todd Boehly is known as the owner of several major professional teams. Boehly owns a 20% stake in the MLB’s reigning World Series Champions, the Los Angeles Dodgers. Eldridge Industries also owns the Chavez Ravine and the surrounding acreage around Dodger Stadium as well as a stake in Fanatics. Boehly joins other majority stakeholders in the Dodgers, including NBA legend Magic Johnson, Mark Walter, Peter Guber, Stan Kasten, and Bobby Patton.
While Boehly has been a part of the ownership group, the Dodgers have won two of their eight World Series championships. The team won the World Series in 2020 and most recently in 2024. At the time, the Dodgers handed Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani the biggest contract in the history of professional sports. The deal was for ten years and $700 million, but there was a clever stipulation: Ohtani’s deal was a deferred contract.
Boehly also owns Chelsea of the English Premier League. As of the 2024 Forbes Most Valuable Soccer Teams list, Chelsea is the ninth most valuable club in the world with a value of $3.13 billion. Boehly, alongside business partner Mark Walter and Hansjorg Wyss, acquired Chelsea from the Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich in 2022 after the breakout of the War in Ukraine. Boehly also owns the French Ligue 1 club Strasbourg, which he acquired in 2023.
In 2021, Boehly and Walter acquired a 27% stake in the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers. He is also a part-owner of the WNBA’s Los Angeles Sparks. Boehly owns the eSports organization called Cloud9 and in February 2025, he acquired a 49% stake in the Hundreds cricket team called the Trent Rockets.
Boehly’s Ownership Style: Deferred Contracts
Back to Ohtani’s contract and the interesting stipulation that came with it. Boehly is a businessman and he has been known to get creative with the way he runs his teams. With Chelsea, Boehly has stipulations when signing and re-signing contracts since he took over as club owner. The club can defer 25% of a player’s wages if Chelsea does not qualify for the Champions League. This allows Chelsea to spread out a player’s salary over a longer period of years. Currently, Chelsea has players under contract for up to nine years, which is considerably longer than what most other clubs offer players.
The same strategy has been applied by Boehly to the Los Angeles Dodgers. With Ohtani’s contract, 97% of the $700 million is deferred until after his ten-year contract has ended. This means Ohtani will earn $2 million per season against the Dodgers’ payroll and then earn $68 million per season for ten years following 2034.
It is an interesting clause in the MLB’s salary cap and luxury tax rules. Since Ohtani is only making $2 million, it has allowed the Dodgers to continue spending on other free agents. The team has used the deferred money strategy for contracts for other superstars including Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, and Blake Snell. The Dodgers have signed Japanese free agent superstars Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki to join Ohtani, as well as a slew of other players, making it easily the deepest lineup in the MLB.
One look at the BetVictor Canada MLB 2025 Outright World Series odds board shows the Dodgers are the clear favourites to repeat as World Series champions. The Dodgers are favourites to win it all this season, with the next closest team being the New York Yankees.
Will the Los Angeles Dodgers Win the World Series in 2025?
Chelsea owner Todd Boehly will certainly hope so, especially after the team that the ownership group has assembled. His strategy of deferring contract money for future years to win now has paid dividends in the form of the 2024 World Series Championship. Can the Dodgers repeat in 2025 to win their ninth World Series title and third under Boehly’s ownership?
As the Bet Victor odds board indicates, there is no team with better odds to win than the Dodgers in 2025. Led by reigning National League MVP winner Shohei Ohtani, the Dodgers have the deepest starting rotation and the deepest lineup. On top of that, the Dodgers added star relievers Tanner Scott and Kirby Yates to their bullpen.
So, do the Dodgers have the best shot to win the World Series in 2025? Of course! But baseball is a funny game, and anything can happen over a 162-game in the regular season. MLB playoffs also host some of the biggest upsets, so saying the Dodgers are a shoe-in is hardly guaranteed.
Todd Boehly FAQs
Todd Boehly owns major stakes in the Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Sparks, Cloud9 eSports team, the Trent Rockets cricket team, the Strasbourg French soccer team, and the English Premier League club Chelsea.
Despite his prominent status with the club, Todd Boehly’s stake in Chelsea is the smallest among his ownership positions. As of 2025, Boehly owned a 12.8% stake in Chelsea, the same as his business partner Mark Walter.
As of 2025, Todd Boehly’s net worth is estimated to be about $8.5 billion. This takes into account his ownership of Eldridge Industries as well as his multiple stakes in professional sports teams around the world.
