Billie Jean King hopes to 'make a difference' as Dodgers minority owner

LOS ANGELES -- Billie Jean King has gone back to her roots in becoming part of the Los Angeles Dodgers' ownership group.

The tennis champion first became enamored with the team when it arrived from Brooklyn in 1958. King said she and younger brother Randy Moffitt "grew up bleeding Dodger blue" in Long Beach, California. Moffitt later pitched in the majors for teams that included the rival San Francisco Giants, or as King puts it, "the wrong team."

King and her partner, Ilana Kloss, have taken an undisclosed stake in the Dodgers at the invitation of owner Mark Walter. Pending approval by the WNBA, they also are expected to have an ownership interest in the Los Angeles Sparks.

King said she hopes they "can make a difference that's meaningful and be impactful."