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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.
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.
Selig's administration had many perceived successes, such as expansion and interleague play. In May 2008, Bud Selig surpassed Bowie Kuhn as the second longest-serving commissioner (including his time as "acting commissioner" from 1992 to mid-1998), behind Kenesaw Mountain Landis, who died in office after 24 years of service. [49]
According to Commissioner Bud Selig, the decision was made due to economic reasons, as "the teams to be contracted [had] a long record of failing to generate enough revenues to operate a viable major league franchise."
Selig-Prieb is married to Laurel Prieb, former vice president of Western operations and special projects for Major League Baseball, and former vice president of marketing for the Milwaukee Brewers. The couple have one daughter, journalist Natalie Prieb. Wendy was born in 1960 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Donna Chaimson and Bud Selig. She has a ...
During the offseason, Dewey Soriano, president of the financially strapped Seattle Pilots, crossed paths with Bud Selig, a Milwaukee car dealer who had been working to bring baseball back to Milwaukee since the Braves (of which he'd been a minority owner) left for Atlanta after the 1965 season.
Selig controversially ruled that if the NL did not score in the bottom of the 11th, the game would be declared a tie. [1] After the decision was announced over the stadium's public address system, fans loudly booed and jeered, with beer bottles being thrown onto the field, and chants of "Let them play!", "Refund!", "Bud must go!" and "Ripoff!"
Bud Selig, US, former Major League Baseball Commissioner, owner of Milwaukee Brewers [2] Herbert Simon, US, owner of the Indiana Pacers basketball team [138] Ed Snider, US, owner of Philadelphia Flyers and part-owner of Philadelphia Eagles [2] Daniel Snyder, US, former owner of Washington Redskins [2] [139]