Padres owner's widow says team would have signed Roki Sasaki if she was involved, amid succession lawsuit

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EXCLUSIVE: The widow of late San Diego Padres owner Peter Seidler has spoken out against her brother-in-law who claimed her lawsuit against him prevented the team from signing star pitcher Roki Sasaki. 

Seidler's brother, Matthew Seidler, provided a statement to Fox News Digital on Tuesday suggesting that Sheel Kamal Seidler's lawsuit against him came during a "critical time" of negotiations with Sasaki. Matthew's statement also claimed that their recruitment efforts were impacted by the fact her lawsuit claimed that he and his brother Robert were trying to relocate the Padres elsewhere.

Sheel Seidler's representatives provided a statement to Fox News Digital, saying her lawsuit would not have prevented the team from signing Sasaki if she was involved in the recruitment process. 

"Matt and Robert Seidler must be relieved to have an easy scapegoat for their failure to sign Roki Sasaki. The outcome could have been different if they hadn’t blocked Sheel from participating in the recruitment process, despite her many pleas to put aside any differences and help do what’s best for the Padres," the statement read. 

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Sheel Seidler throws out the ceremonial first pitch before the game between the San Francisco Giants and the San Diego Padres at Petco Park on Thursday, March 28, 2024 in San Diego. (Rob Leiter/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

Sasaki himself said that one of the reasons he chose to sign with the Dodgers was because of the organization's stability, at his introductory press conference last week. 

"The No. 1 thing that stood out