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Allan Huber "Bud" Selig [3] [4] [5] (/ ˈ s iː l ɪ ɡ /; born July 30, 1934) is an American baseball executive who currently serves as the commissioner emeritus of baseball. Previously, he served as the ninth commissioner of baseball from 1998 to 2015.
Bud Selig served as the Executive Council chairman from 1992 to 1998, acting as the commissioner, and then was appointed as the official commissioner in 1998. [32] Selig oversaw baseball through the 1994 strike , the introduction of the wild card, interleague play , and the merging of the National and American leagues under the Office of the ...
Bud Selig became Commissioner after Fay Vincent's resignation; he was Acting Commissioner between 1992 and 1998, and was elected to the Office of Commissioner in 1998. In 1999, Selig oversaw the disbandment of the American and National League offices and took over all but a few ceremonial duties formerly performed by the League Presidents ...
NEW YORK (AP) -- Bud Selig began his 8,173rd and final day in charge of baseball by waking up in a Manhattan hotel, having breakfast and working out. After nearly 22 1/2 years that began with ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- For his final game as baseball commissioner, Bud Selig was able to see the low-budget Kansas City Royals compete with the high-spending San Francisco Giants for the title.
Rose applied for reinstatement in 1997 and met with Commissioner Bud Selig in 2002, but Selig never ruled on Rose’s application. Manfred succeeded Selig in 2015 and rejected Rose's application.
In a statement to the press on April 20, 2011, [15] Selig announced that the commissioner's office was effectively seizing control of the Dodgers. Pursuant to my authority as Commissioner, I informed Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt today that I will appoint a representative to oversee all aspects of the business and the day-to-day operations of the Club.
At the end of the 2013 season, Commissioner of Baseball Bud Selig promoted Manfred to chief operating officer of MLB. [6] The position had been vacant since Bob DuPuy resigned in 2010. [12] Following the announcement of Selig's retirement, effective after the 2014 season, Manfred became a finalist to succeed him as Commissioner. [13] [14]