“We approved John Seidler to be the control person of the San Diego Padres once he becomes the trustee of the Seidler trust,” commissioner Rob Manfred said Thursday from the MLB owners meetings. “We’re looking forward to continued stewardship of the Padres by a member of the Seidler family, that is really non-controversial.”

Baseball owners voted Thursday to install John Seidler, the oldest brother of the late former Padres chairman Peter Seidler, as the team’s control person.

The San Diego Padres are at the center of a family legal dispute, with some speculating that the matter could affect the team both on and off the field. Sheel Seidler, the widow of the late Padres owner Peter Seidler, is suing two of her brothers-in-law, Bob and Matt, in her bid to take control of the team.