Billie Jean King becomes Dodgers minority owner

Billie Jean King has been busy recently, becoming a new minority owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, as well as receiving the Great Americans Medal from the National Museum of American History.

The Long Beach native has been a huge Dodgers fan ever since they made the move from Brooklyn to Los Angeles in 1957. Her first sport was softball, not tennis.

"Joining the Dodgers is my life coming full circle," she told the *Los Angeles Times*.

King and her partner Ilana Kloss will become part of Guggenheim Baseball Management group, which is led by Mark Walter and Magic Johnson. Last Friday, King made her first appearance in Los Angeles as an owner.

The 74-year-old living legend has largely been known for her fight for equality and inclusion, and she is now part an organization with similar ideals. The Dodgers were the home of Jackie Robinson and Major League’s Baseball’s first Spanish-language broadcast.

That's not all King has been getting up to. She recently received the Smithsonian's Great Americans Medal, which recognizes groundbreaking leaders who have truly exemplified American ideals and ideas.

King is just one of five people to have been given the medal, and the second-ever athlete after Cal Ripken, Jr.

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