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Allan H. “Bud” Selig, born on July 30, 1934, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is best known for his influential role in Major League Baseball (MLB), where he served as the commissioner from 1992 to 2015. A lifelong baseball fan, Selig's early involvement in the sport began as a part-owner of the Milwaukee Brewers, a team he helped establish in 1970 after the relocation of the Seattle Pilots. His passion for the game and keen business sense quickly propelled him into a leadership position within the franchise, allowing him to advocate for critical changes in the baseball landscape.
Selig's tenure as commissioner was marked by significant transformations within MLB. He navigated the league through turbulent periods, including labor disputes that nearly resulted in work stoppages. His commitment to the sport facilitated the implementation of pivotal initiatives such as the introduction of the Wild Card playoff system in 1994, which expanded postseason opportunities for teams. Under his stewardship, baseball also saw the introduction of interleague play in 1997, which increased fan engagement and revitalized rivalries. Additionally, he championed the development of the MLB Advanced Media, modernizing the league’s broadcasting and digital presence, thus reaching a wider audience.
Selig’s legacy is further highlighted by his efforts to promote the integrity and competitiveness of the game. He took a firm stance against performance-enhancing drugs, implementing comprehensive testing policies that received widespread support. In recognition of his contributions, Selig was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2017, cementing his status as a transformative figure in the sport. Throughout his career, he balanced his business acumen with a profound love for baseball, leaving an indelible mark that continues to shape the game today.
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Latest News about Bud Selig
Manfred, Selig to be deposed in foul-ball lawsuit (02/27/2020): A judge ruled Thursday that baseball commissioner Rob Manfred, his predecessor, Bud Selig, and his top deputy, Dan Halem, are to be deposed by April 3 in a lawsuit over injuries a fan suffered when he was hit by a foul ball at Wrigley Field. 
Bud Selig donates $2.5M to Phoenix Art Museum (03/20/2015): Baseball has been very good to former commissioner Bug Selig and Selig has been very good to the Phoenix Art Museum. Commissioner Bud Selig’s winning legacy (01/30/2015): The business of baseball and the nation’s business used to be conducted in Washington with similar skill. The Washington Senators were run by Clark Griffith, who said: “Fans like home runs, and we have assembled a pitching staff to please our fans.” MLB Commissioner Bud Selig reflects on 22 years in charge (01/25/2015): As he time in charge of professional baseball ends, Selig talks about a pro team abroad, the canceled World Series, and his favorite players After more than two decades, Bud Selig leaves MLB commissioner's office (01/25/2015): NEW YORK — 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 unprecedented labor unrest, unfolded with rapid innovation and ended with unparalleled...
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Commissioner Bud Selig’s winning legacy (01/2015): The business of baseball and the nation’s business used to be conducted in Washington with similar skill. The Washington Senators were run by Clark Griffith, who said: “Fans like home runs, and we have assembled a pitching staff to please our fans.” Bud Selig's tenure as commissioner included major issues (12/2014): Bud Selig insisted he never wanted to be commissioner on a full-time basis but was such a natural at it owners wouldn’t let him leave. For the first time, they had one of their own running the sport, and there was no turning back. The Bud Selig Era Ends With Fitting, Awkward Bud Selig GIF (10/2014): Classic Bud. Bud Selig ‘Treasures’ Derek Jeter, Says ‘He Is The Face Of Our Sport’ (09/2014): BOSTON — Bud Selig had to endure some tough days as Major League Baseball’s commissioner,... Commissioner Bud Selig remains firm on Pete Rose’s ban for gambling (08/2014): CINCINNATI, Ohio — As his term winds down, baseball commissioner Bud Selig hasn’t changed his outlook on Pete Rose’s lifetime ban for gambling. Bud Selig's goodbye couldn't come soon enough (07/2014): There was that moment during Tuesday's All-Star Game when the reporter had to trudge up to where the commissioner was sitting and conduct the obligatory interview to mark the final time Bud Selig presided over what Major League Baseball still laughingly refers to as the Midsummer Classic. Baseball commissioner Bud Selig says A-Rod saga 'Over. We're done' (06/2014): MILWAUKEE -- Now that Alex Rodriguez is finished fighting the Yankees and Major League Baseball to overturn his 2014 suspension for using performance-enhancing drugs, Commissioner Bud Selig is eager to bury the scandal. MLB commissioner Bud Selig calls Baltimore a 'very, very viable candidate' for t (05/2014): HOUSTON -- Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig said before Friday's Civil Rights Game that he sees Baltimore as a leading candidate to host the 2016 All-Star Game. Commissioner Bud Selig reveals MLB's plan on pitchers' use of pine tar (04/2014): Michael Pineada's pine-tar hickey might force baseball to revisit the rule Bud Selig will be involved in selecting his successor (03/2014): MLB commissioner Bud Selig discussed the process to select his replacement during Monday’s “Mike & Mike” show on ESPN Radio. Major League Baseball rule innovations under Bud Selig (02/2014): Major League Baseball's experiment with policing home-plate collisions is its latest change during commissioner Bud Selig tenure. Others include: Bud Selig: the greatest commissioner in the history of baseball? (01/2014): Save your easy jokes. I know it’s fun to slam Bud Selig because he’s the boss, has been for a long time and thus every baseball complaint we’ve had for over 20 years is easy enough to lay at his feet. Plus he’s kinda funny in a lot of ways so that makes it even… Masahiro Tanaka resolution a big win for possible Bud Selig successor (12/2013): Rakuten Eagles pitcher Masahiro Tanaka pitches against the Yomiuri Giants during Game 7 of baseball's Japan Series in Sendai in November. ( Kyodo News / Associated Press ) A-Rod Adds Photo of Bud Selig Posing with Kid in “A-Roid” Shirt as Lawsuit Evide (11/2013): The above photo, tweeted by ESPN New York columnist Wallace Matthews , has apparently been added by Alex Rodriguez to his lawsuit against MLB as evidence of Selig’s dislike of him. Bud Selig Congratulates World Series Champion Red Sox With Microphone in Nostril (10/2013): Seems fitting. MLB Chief Bud Selig To Retire After Next Season (09/2013): Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig made it official: He formally announced his retirement Thursday, effective after the 2014 season. Pizarro: 'Dunk Bud Selig' game leaves Silicon Valley civic leaders all wet (08/2013): They wear masks of the baseball commissioner at San Jose Silicon Valley ChamberPAC's carnival-themed barbecue. Bud Selig to ban A-Rod (07/2013): Commissioner Bud Selig is prepared to levy a lifetime suspension on New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, while suspending about eight others before the weekend, two people with knowledge of the negotiations told USA Today Sports. Bud Selig honored with humanitarian award (06/2013): MLB comissioner Bud Selig received the 2013 Distinguished Humanitarian Award from B'nai B'rith International on Thursday in New York City, per Paul Hagen of MLB.com. Crap Of The Week: Bud Selig (05/2013): This week's Crap of the Week goes out to Bud Selig. Commissioner Bud Selig turns down contract extension, insists on retirement (04/2013): Baseball commissioner Bud Selig is adamant that he will finally retire on January 15, 2015. Selig has previously announced and cancelled retirement plans, but turning down a contract extension makes it seem to be a more committed decision this time. Hey guys, Bud selig is gonna retire. This time he means it. Totally. (03/2013): Bud Selig has announced his retirement and then failed to carry out said retirement at least twice that I can remember. There may have been a third time in there but at this point they all blur together. It’s always “I’m going to retire after the 2*** season. I know I said I was going… Gene Collier: It's time for Bud Selig to step up (02/2013): The baseball commissioner needs to put some teeth in the penalties for steroid users in the game. Nation + world: Commissioner Bud Selig awards 2015 MLB All-Star Game to Cincinna (01/2013): BASEBALL Baseball commissioner Bud Selig awarded the 2015 All-Star Game to Cincinnati on Wednesday, rewarding years of persistence by Reds owner Bob Castellini. The city hasn't hosted an All-Star Game since 1988. Bud Selig to deliver commencement at St. Norbert (11/2012): Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig will deliver the commencement address at St. Norbert College on May 12. Bud Selig on A's stadium situation: 'I would like to move faster' (10/2012): Bud Selig says the Athletics' stadium situation "is a very complicated issue." ( Morry Gash/Associated Press / November 17 , 2011 ) Second wild card added drama, Bud Selig could have a change to be proud of (09/2012): The new playoff system in Major League Baseball was laughed at when first announced, but it just might add the excitement Bud Selig was looking for. Bud Selig isn't feeling blue about Dodgers (08/2012): Baseball commissioner is happy with the way things turned out after a long, heated battle with Frank McCourt. The architect of the rebuilt Dodgers' ownership sat back Friday and took a long look at the plans and drawings of the last two years. Bud Selig says he will retire after 2014 MLB season (07/2012): Selig was at Target Field on Tuesday for a celebration of MLB's Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities program. He said "nobody believes it" but he'll be done in 2 1/2 years, despite sentiment he'll stay until 2016 to pass Kenesaw Mountain Landis as the game's longest-serving boss. Bud Selig talks to White Sox announcer following on-air rant (06/2012): “I talked to Bud Selig yesterday,” Harrelson told ESPNChicago.com’s Bruce Levine on Friday morning. “We had a talk. Actually, Bud talked and I listened. If it was a prize fight, they would have stopped it in the first round. San Jose plays waiting game with Bud Selig (05/2012): As the A's pursuit of a new stadium drags on, the city of San Jose is well aware that a lawsuit challenging Major League Baseball's antitrust exemption might be the next step. "We've certainly thought about it," Mayor... A's, Giants Need to Sort Things Out: Bud Selig (04/2012): Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig says he believes the Oakland Athletics need a new stadium but the team may need to solve its territorial dispute with the San Francisco Giants itself. Photo Credit: Getty Images Bud Selig: Dodgers are in Good Hands (03/2012): Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig believes the Los Angeles Dodgers are in good hands following the sale of the club to one of the city's most beloved athletes in Magic Johnson. Tony La Russa in discussions with commissioner Bud Selig to work for Major Leagu (02/2012): Tony La Russa confirmed early Tuesday that he is in active discussions with Major League Baseball about filling a position with the league. Bud Selig expects MLB playoff expansion this season (01/2012): NEW YORK — Commissioner Bud Selig expects baseball to expand its playoffs this season. Bud Selig is the second most influential person in sports business (12/2011): Sports Business Journal puts a list together each year naming the most influential people in sports business. The new one is out and Bud Selig is pretty darn high on that list: number 2. Now, number one and number 16 happen to be my bosses, so I don’t want Bud getting too big a head… Bud Selig, Frank McCourt won't testify in Dodgers bankruptcy (11/2011): WILMINGTON, Del. - Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt and baseball Commissioner Bud Selig do not have to testify at a hearing next week on the team's plan to sell future media rights, a federal bankruptcy judge in Delaware ruled Wednesday. World Series: MLB commissioner Bud Selig finally experiencing happy times (10/2011): Still, Selig addresses the Mets' financial situation Baseball commissioner Bud Selig wants ban on chewing tobacco (09/2011): By FREDERIC J. FROMMER WASHINGTON — Always a hidebound sport, baseball has accepted interleague play, the wild card and even video replay in the last 20 years. Bud Selig: Wrigley Field has All-Star game (08/2011): CHICAGO - Commissioner Bud Selig said the prospect of holding the 2014 All-Star Game at Wrigley Field in its centennial... Bud Selig: More wild cards likely on way for MLB (07/2011): Commissioner Bud Selig said Tuesday he expects Major League Baseball to have more wild-card playoff teams next year and a "modest addition" to the use of instant replay. Frank McCourt Versus Bud Selig (06/2011): Perhaps if McCourt had operated his club in this strategic manner all along, he wouldn't have found Dodger Takeover: Bud Selig Weighs In On 'Historic' Team Trouble (05/2011): MILWAUKEE -- Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig calls the Los Angeles Dodgers' turbulent ownership situation "historic," and acknowledges that the league has stepped in to help financially troubled teams in the past. Why Bud Selig calls the shots at the Dodgers (04/2011): Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt, who's in the process of one of the most public and ugliest divorce proceedings on record, is eager to go to the altar with Fox Sports. Commissioner Bud Selig says Major League Baseball wants to ban smokeless tobacco (03/2011): Commissioner Bud Selig says Major League Baseball wants to ban smokeless tobacco in the majors. Bud Selig blocks loan proposal to Dodgers' Frank McCourt (02/2011): Baseball commissioner Bud Selig recently prohibited Dodgers owner Frank McCourt from receiving a loan of about $200 million from the Fox network, the Los Angeles Times reported Thursday. Bud Selig to give $400K to Milwaukee Film fest (01/2011): Baseball Commission Bud Selig and his wife are donating more money to help the Milwaukee Film Festival. Still no plan after Bud Selig's panel meets to talk more playoffs, replay (12/2010): Commissioner Bud Selig's special committee for on-field matters discussed both expanded playoffs and increased use of video review by umpires without making any recommendations.
