Bud Selig
| Bud Selig | |
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Selig in October 2010
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| Commissioner Emeritus of Baseball | |
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Assumed office January 25, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Position created |
| 9th Commissioner of Baseball | |
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In office July 9, 1998 – January 25, 2015 (Acting: September 7, 1992 – July 9, 1998) |
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| Preceded by | Fay Vincent |
| Succeeded by | Rob Manfred |
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Allan Huber Selig July 30, 1934 Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A.) |
| Employer | Fox Major League Baseball (Rules Analyst) |
| Website | MLB Bio |
Allan Huber "Bud" Selig (/ˈsiːlᵻɡ/; 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. He initially served as the acting commissioner beginning in 1992 before being named the official commissioner in 1998. 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 Commissioner. He was instrumental in organizing the World Baseball Classic in 2006. Selig also introduced revenue sharing. He is credited for the financial turnaround of baseball during his tenure with a 400 percent increase in the revenue of MLB and annual record breaking attendance. Selig enjoys a high level of support from baseball owners. Jerome Holtzman, MLB's official historian from 1999 until his death in 2008, believed Selig to be the best commissioner in baseball history.
During Selig's term of service, the use of steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs became a public issue. The Mitchell Report, commissioned by Selig, concluded that the MLB commissioners, club officials, the Players Association, and the players all share "to some extent in the responsibility for the steroid era." Following the release of the Mitchell Report, Congressman Cliff Stearns called publicly for Selig to step down as commissioner, citing his "glacial response" to the "growing stain on baseball." Selig has pledged on numerous occasions to rid baseball of performance-enhancing drugs, and has overseen and instituted many rule changes and penalties to that end.
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