BOSTON -- Massachusetts Attorney General Thomas Reilly is meeting with people involved in the proposed sale of the Boston Red Sox, just days before baseball owners could vote on whether to approve the sale.

Reilly met with New Hampshire businessman Samuel Tamposi, a limited partner in the team, as part of his review. He planned to meet with New York lawyer Miles Prentice on Wednesday about the sale of the team.

Baseball owners meet Jan. 16-17 in Phoenix.

Prentice tried to buy the Red Sox, but his offer was rejected, even though it was $90 million higher than the $660 million offer that the team accepted from a group led by Florida Marlins owner John Henry.

The team said Prentice's bid did not have secure financing.

Reilly said he's reviewing the agreement, claiming Major League Baseball directed the sale to a group that is friendly with commissioner Bud Selig. Selig claims he and baseball officials did not act improperly.

Tamposi said he tried to convince Reilly that charities benefiting from the Red Sox sale will get more, not less, from the sale of the team to the Henry group, which also includes former Padres owner Tom Werner, former Orioles and Padres president Larry Lucchino, former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell and The New York Times Co., the owner of the Boston Globe.

Tamposi said he told Reilly aides the sale of the team to Florida financier Henry resulted in $9 million more for charity. He also said the partners had greater confidence in Henry's ability to swiftly win the approval of team owners.

Reilly did not immediately return a call for comment. His aides would not give details of the meeting.