( CNN ) -- Longtime talk show host Larry King says he 's joined an effort to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers . `` It would be a thrill of a lifetime to be a part owner , a partial owner , of a team I grew up rooting for as a child in Brooklyn , '' the former host of CNN 's `` Larry King Live '' said Wednesday . '' `` To go to a ballpark and have an owner 's box , to even have a say in a possible trade -- are you out of your mind ? '' he asked rhetorically . King says he 's part of group of investors interested in acquiring the franchise , despite its apparent financial troubles and unresolved contract issues with Fox Sports . Major League Baseball , which took charge of the team in April , has been embroiled in legal battles over future media rights after baseball Commissioner Bud Selig rejected a $ 3 billion television deal with Fox . The beleaguered club then filed for bankruptcy in June and has since drawn a number of high-profile buyers into the bidding process after team owner Frank McCourt agreed to sell . A court hearing over the Dodgers ' future media rights is scheduled for December 7 . King 's investor group , meanwhile , is led by insurance agent Dennis Gilbert , who also works as a special assistant to Chicago White Sox Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf . `` What bigger thrill ? '' asked King , a native of Brooklyn , New York , which the Dodgers once called home . The team , formerly known as the Trolley Dodgers because of the maze of trolley cars that Brooklynites once dodged in the streets , eventually shortened its name , then and moved to California , kicking off its first L.A. season in 1958 , to the dismay of many New Yorkers . `` The emotional part would be that they 'd have to carry me out , '' King said of his possible part-ownership stake in the team .
King says he 's bidding as a member of an investor group . The former CNN talk show host is a native of Chicago , where the club once played . The club filed for bankruptcy in 2012 , and owner Frank McCourt agreed to sell .