Plan Calls for Henry to Buy Angels

In major league meetings Tuesday in Chicago, owners are expected to discuss a plan that would eliminate the Minnesota Twins and Montreal Expos. Under the plan, Montreal owner Jeffrey Loria would buy the Marlins from John Henry, who would buy the Angels from the Walt Disney Co.

The Marlins could be without a general manager as of today, when Dave Dombrowski is expected to be appointed president of the Detroit Tigers. Tony Perez resigned Florida’s manager after the season and returned to the front office.

The St. Paul Pioneer Press is reporting in today’s editions that if owners vote to eliminate the Twins and Expos, Loria could be allowed to bring three Montreal major leaguers and five minor leaguers to Florida. and Henry could be allowed to bring three Florida major leaguers and five minor leaguers to Anaheim.

Tim Mead, the Angels’ vice president of communications, said Sunday night that there “is nothing we’ve been made aware of within our organization. We are proceeding under Disney ownership, and we are proceeding as if we’ll have Disney ownership in 2002.”