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Allan Huber "Bud" Selig (/ 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.
Apr 30, 2024 · Bud Selig (born July 30, 1934, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.) is an American businessman who served as the de facto (1992–98) and official (1998–2015) commissioner of Major League Baseball (MLB). After earning a bachelor’s degree in history and political science from the University of Wisconsin at Madison in 1956, Selig served two years in ...
Selig retired Jackie Robinson's No. 42 throughout baseball in 1997 and oversaw the league's expansion into three divisions per league and helped establish the toughest anti-drug measures in all of sport. “First and foremost,” Selig said, “I’m a fan.”. Selig was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2017. Read more.
Jul 9, 2012 · Commissioner Bud Selig Biography. Bud Selig was born on July 30, 1934, and started serving as the interim Commissioner of Major League Baseball on September 7, 1992. On July 9, 1998, Selig officially became the Commissioner and served in that position for a record twenty-three years, the same as Kenesaw Landis.
Jul 21, 2017 · Now, two and a half years after he retired and Rob Manfred became Commissioner, Selig is preparing for the highest honor a baseball lifer can receive when he'll be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on July 30, his 83rd birthday.
Dec 4, 2016 · By David Waldstein. Dec. 4, 2016. Bud Selig, the folksy former commissioner of Major League Baseball who presided over an unprecedented period of expansion, innovation and turmoil in the sport...
Sep 22, 2000 · Allan H. (Bud) Selig was elected the ninth Commissioner of Baseball on July 9, 1998, by a unanimous vote of the 30 Major League Baseball club owners. He was succeeded by Rob Manfred on Jan. 25, 2015, after 22 years, the second-longest tenure behind Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis.
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