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.

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.

This legal battle promises to be long and complex, with significant implications for the future of the San Diego Padres.