By Nick Selbe The Lerner family announced its plans to sell the Washington franchise earlier this year after more than 15 years of ownership. View the original article to see embedded media. Following the Lerner family’s announcement earlier this year of its intention to sell the Nationals franchise, a group led by Ted Leonsis—current owner of the Wizards, Capitals and Mystics—has emerged as the front-runner to purchase the MLB team, according to a report from The Athletic. If the purchase is completed, Leonsis would become the second person to currently own teams in three of the four primary …