Alan Waxman is probably not a name most Bay Area sports fans have known for a long time. But he’s becoming a bigger and bigger player in the Bay Area sports scene — this time through the San Francisco Giants.

The San Francisco Giants have sold about a 10% stake in the franchise to Sixth Street Partners, joining the list of sports teams that have sold a significant stake to private equity.

Arctos, another private equity firm, owns about 2 percent of the Giants, as well as stakes in the Houston Astros, the San Diego Padres and other teams.