The San Diego Padres are facing a battle for ownership of the team. Perhaps adding to the drama is a family conflict. Sheel Seidler, the widow of late team owner Peter Seidler, has filed a lawsuit against her husband's brothers for control of the Padres.

Sheel Seidler claims fiduciary breaches of trust, fraud, conversion, egregious acts of self-dealing, and accuses Robert Seidler's wife of making racist comments.

Last month, it was reported that the Padres would be appointing John Seidler to take over as the club’s new control person, but that was still pending league approval and there are new developments in that story.

Sheel Seidler, the widow of late San Diego Padres owner Peter Seidler, is suing his brothers for control of the $2 billion team. Peter Seidler was the