The family of the late Padres owner Peter Seidler is fighting over the whom to designate as the team's control person.

Sheel Seidler has announced that she has filed a complaint against Peter’s brothers, Matthew and Robert, and is seeking team control.

Sheel Seidler, the widow of former Padres chairman Peter Seidler, is suing his brothers for control of the franchise. Why it matters: The power struggle could upend a franchise in the midst of the most successful stretch in its history.

Sheel Seidler, the wife of late San Diego Padres owner Peter Seidler, has sued two of her brothers-in-law in an attempt to prevent a third Seidler brother from taking control of the team rather than h

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, the widow of former Padres chairman Peter Seidler, is contesting control of the franchise. Seidler filed suit Monday, accusing two of Peter Seidler’s brothers of “fiduciary breaches of trust” and fraud in their handling of the Seidler Trusts,