The latest in Bud Selig

Ticket holders get say in Dodgers bankruptcy

2011-10-25T20:30:29Z

Los Angeles Dodgers season ticket-holders were given a voice in the club's bankruptcy case on Tuesday when they received two seats on the creditors' committee.

The US trustee for Delaware's bankruptcy court agreed to appoint two representatives of the season ticket-holders to the official committee of unsecured creditors of the team.

In return, lawyers for a group of season ticket-...

Dodgers bid to examine Selig-MLB dealings

2011-10-03T15:30:23Z

Los Angeles Dodgers lawyers pressed a bankruptcy judge on Monday for permission to explore Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig's relationship with other clubs.

Judge Kevin Gross, who plans to start hearing the bankru...

Judge schedules Dodgers bankruptcy hearing

2011-09-30T18:30:25Z

The judge overseeing the Los Angeles Dodgers' bankruptcy scheduled a hearing at which he expects baseball commisioner Bud Selig and beleaguered team owner Frank McCourt to testify.

Judge Kevin Gross on Friday said he was setting aside four d...

Dodgers want to delay MLB push for sale

2011-09-27T17:30:32Z

Los Angeles Dodgers team attorneys asked a bankruptcy court on Tuesday to delay Major League Baseball's demand for a sale of the team until at least December as they seek television rights income.

In court filings viewed by the Los Angeles Times, lawyers said a s...

Analysis: McCourt's long-shot odds to hang on to Dodgers

2011-08-30T10:00:08Z

WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - Frank McCourt's decision to put the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team in bankruptcy is a bit like a knuckleball: if conditions are perfect,...

Dodgers owner: Proposed MLB loan "deal with the devil"

2011-07-18T17:30:25Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt argued in court papers filed on Monday that taking a loan from Major League Baseball would be akin to a "dea...

Beating victim named to Dodgers creditor committee

2011-07-13T14:30:15Z

WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - A representative of a baseball fan who was brutally beaten at an opening-day Los Angeles Dodgers game was named to a creditors committee in the bankruptcy and wants to investigate the team's complex ownership.<...

Commissioner says baseball stadiums reviewing safety

2011-07-12T18:30:34Z

Commissioner Bud Selig said American baseball teams are reviewing safety at their stadiums after a Texas Rangers fan plummeted to his death during a game last week.

Selig said Major League Baseball clubs are looking at potential danger spots in stadiums to see if improvements can be made. B...

Victim in Dodger Stadium beating shows improvement

2011-06-22T14:30:34Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The San Francisco Giants fan who was badly beaten at Dodger Stadium on Opening Day has been upgraded from critical to serious condition after showing signs of im...

Dodger Stadium beating suspect sent back to prison

2011-06-20T16:00:18Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An ex-convict arrested in the severe beating of a San Francisco Giants fan at Dodger Stadium was found in violation of his parole on Monday and ordered returned ...

Schieffer tabbed to oversee Dodgers

2011-04-25T17:30:17Z

Major League Baseball has hired former Texas Rangers president J. Thomas Schieffer to the run the embattled Los Angeles Dodgers franchise.

Schieffer was named as the club's monitor less than a week after MLB seized contr...

MLB and union agree to pay pre-1980 players' pensions

2011-04-21T14:00:24Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Major League Baseball and the players' union announced an agreement on Thursday to make belated payments to players who retired before 1980 but did not qualify for a pension.

Under the previous agreement, players who retired between 1947 and 1980 were only eligible for benefits if they...

'Concerned' US baseball boss takes over Dodgers

2011-04-21T04:30:44Z

Major League Baseball, citing "deep concerns" over the Los Angeles Dodgers' finances, is taking over operation of the National League club.

Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig said in a statement ...

Concerned MLB takes over operation of L.A. Dodgers

2011-04-21T03:30:18Z

Major League Baseball, citing "deep concerns" over the Los Angeles Dodgers' finances, is taking over operation of the National League club.

Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig said in a statement ...

Selig hopeful MLB can avoid labor woes

2011-03-30T20:30:43Z

On the eve of Major League Baseball's opening day, commissioner Bud Selig said he believes the game can avoid the kind of labor strife currently convulsing the National Football League.

Selig, delivering the keynote address at the World Congress of Sports on Wednesday, said he was ...

MLB tabs Torre as vice president

2011-02-26T18:30:36Z

Joe Torre, who guided the New York Yankees to four World Series titles in his managerial career, will return to the game as Major League Baseball's executive vice president for baseball operations.

Major League commissioner Bud Selig m...

No playoff expansion planned for 2011, Selig says

2011-01-11T10:00:25Z

PHOENIX (Reuters) - Major League Baseball will not expand its postseason or have wider use of instant replays in 2011, commissioner Bud Selig said.

"There continues to be fruitful talks about it, but they're definitely off the table for this ye...

MLB players, umps, executives meeting postponed

2010-11-30T16:00:56Z

Meeting of baseball players, umpires, executives postponed

Major League Baseball says Friday's meeting among management, players and umpires has been postponed because of a death in the family of one of the participants.

The meeting, called at the request of the players' association, was to be held in the ...

Bud Selig's Plan for 2 more Wild Cards Sees Little Opposition

2010-11-29T14:53:12Z

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MLB 'will move ahead' on expanded playoffs: Selig

2010-11-19T02:30:51Z

Commissioner Bud Selig said that Major League Baseball "will move ahead" with discussions on expanding the postseason.

Selig said a 14-man committee will discuss adding two wild-card teams when it meets on December 7 during MLB's winter meetings.

"We will move ahead, and move ahead pretty quickly," Selig said as this week's meetings involving owners and ...

Expanded playoffs appear inevitable

2010-11-18T15:30:43Z

Bud Selig's plan to expand baseball playoffs to 10 teams gains sense of inevitability

Commissioner Bud Selig's plan to expand baseball's playoffs to 10 teams seemed inevitable after little to no opposition emerged during meetings this week with owners and general managers.

Because baseball's labor contract runs to December 2011, the extra round of playoffs is not likely to start until 2012.

Selig said h...

The Commissioners Role

2010-11-29T14:52:02Z

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Alex Rodriguez and others object to Rangers sale, Bud Selig looks clueless again

2010-11-29T15:52:50Z

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The modern-day commissioners of baseball: From Ueberroth to Selig

2010-11-29T15:52:40Z

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Why the Cliff Lee trade to Texas may be wiped out amid complaints from owners

2010-11-29T15:42:25Z

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How baseball's hit batsmen rules have changed pitching strategies

2010-11-29T15:41:59Z

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Why baseball should downsize rather than add new teams

2010-11-29T15:41:59Z

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Bigger playoffs `under serious consideration'

2010-10-31T17:30:14Z

Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig says 2 extra wild cards `under serious consideration'

Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig is giving his strongest indication yet that two extra wild-card teams will be added to the playoffs for 2012.

Speaking Sunday night before Game 4 of the World Series, Selig said of the extra playoffs: "I like it enough so we'll seriously consider it."

He said he wasn't sure there was tim...

AP Source: Baseball considering DL for concussions

2010-10-21T11:00:37Z

APNewsBreak: Person familiar with proposal says baseball considering 7-day DL for concussions

The NFL is not the only sport figuring out how to deal with head injuries. A person familiar with the proposal tells The Associated Press that Major League Baseball is considering a 7-day d...

Top 5 Reasons to Reinstate Pete Rose

2010-11-03T02:54:06Z

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Moonlight Graham's Fantasy Baseball Forecast: World Baseball Classic Proving Hazardous To Health Of MLB Players

2010-11-03T00:46:16Z

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All About Bud Selig

2010-11-03T00:51:59Z

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I Can Save Baseball if Bud Will Listen

2010-11-03T00:51:42Z

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Familiar trap: Umpires miss again in postseason

2010-10-07T02:30:06Z

Postseason replay: Opening day of playoffs marked by another missed call from umpires

A few years ago, four umpires gathered in the middle of the diamond to sort out a home-run-or-not call that none of them clearly saw. As arguments raged around them and a crazed crowd looked at TV monitors and howled, one of the umps simply said to his crewmates: "It's a shame that there are 50,000 people here tonight and we're the only people who don't know what happened."

Selig glad Rangers have stability, great ownership

2010-09-29T13:00:47Z

Bud Selig says Texas Rangers have what they deserve with stability and great ownership group

Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig says the AL West champion Texas Rangers have what the franchise deserves, with stability and a great ownership group.

Selig's visit to Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig said he believes it's time for the game to consider expanding its postseason.

MLB formed a committee to examine the pros and cons of expansion several years ago, but Selig said some factors have changed and it's time to reconsider the idea.

"It's a fair question," Selig said Friday be...

The Boss still lives in oversized monument

2010-09-22T16:30:14Z

Steinbrenner monument an oversized tribute to both success and excess

As debates go, this one is monumental.

Larger than life when he was alive, George Steinbrenner is even bigger now that he's dead. The Boss towers over the Babe, dwarfs both the Iron Man and the Mick.

The new monument unveiled Monday at Yanke...

Selig rules out increased instant replay this year

2010-09-21T15:32:17Z

Baseball commissioner Bud Selig rules out increased instant replay for 2010 postseason

Baseball commissioner Bud Selig ruled out increased use of instant replay by umpires to review close calls during the postseason this year.

Selig said he discussed the matter with the special committee of managers, management and ownership he appointed in December.

"I brought the subject up, as I always do with everyb...

Cancer research group honors Selig with grant

2010-09-13T14:30:14Z

A top cancer research organization is honoring baseball commissioner Bud Selig by making a grant in his honor.

Major League Baseball was the first major donor to Stand Up to Cancer with a $10 million pledge in 2008.

The group says the grant is being made in the name of Selig and his wife, Suzanne.

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Baseball's Bad News Playoff Field

2010-11-02T12:26:47Z

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Baseball's Blase Playoff Field

2010-11-02T12:26:43Z

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Barajas homers, Dodgers win in his debut

2010-08-24T20:30:19Z

New Dodger Barajas hits 3-run HR in 5-3 win over Brewers with Selig watching

Rod Barajas made a smashing debut for the Dodgers with a three-run homer and Ted Lilly won his fifth straight in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 5-3 victory over th...

Dodgers' Ramirez says he hasn't heard anything

2010-08-24T16:30:14Z

Dodgers outfielder Manny Ramirez quiet amid speculation that his days in LA are numbered

Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Manny Ramirez says he's heard nothing amid speculation that he'll be put on the waiver wire at the end of the week.

Clubs looking to add the enigmatic hitter would need to put him on their roster by Aug. 31 to make hi...

Selig statue unveiled in front of Miller Park

2010-08-24T14:00:10Z

Bud Selig statue unveiled in front of Miller Park

A statue of baseball commissioner and former Milwaukee Brewers owner Bud Selig has been unveiled at Miller Park.

The statue joins those of Robin Yount and Group protests holding 2011 All-Star Game in Arizona before Diamondbacks-Nationals game

About three dozen people are protesting outside Nationals Park, urging commissioner Bud Selig to move the 2011 All-Star Game from

Brewers unveiling Selig statue on Aug. 24

2010-08-10T07:45:16Z

Brewers set to unveil Selig statue on Aug. 24 to join Aaron, Yount in Miller Park plaza

The Milwaukee Brewers plan to unveil a statue honoring baseball commissioner and former owner Bud Selig on Aug. 24.

Selig's likeness will join those of Hank...

Speed reads

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Immigration group protests 2011 All-Stars in Ariz.

2010-07-13T13:31:10Z

Immigrants-rights group wants Selig to move 2011 All-Star game out of Ariz. over tough new law

Protesters rallied outside baseball commissioner Bud Selig's office Tuesday, calling on him to move next year's All-Star game out of Arizona to protest its tough new immigration law.

The rally of about two dozen people came one day after

Kansas City to host 2012 All-Star Game

2010-06-17T06:45:22Z

KANSAS CITY (Reuters) - Kansas City will host the All-Star Game for the first time in 39 years when it stages the 2012 edition.

Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig told a news conference the game would be played at the ...

Selig announces KC to host 2012 All-Star Game

2010-06-16T15:30:15Z

Selig announces Kansas City as site of 2012 Major League All-Star Game

Baseball commissioner Bud Selig says the 2012 Major League All-Star Game will be played in Kansas City.

Selig made the formal announcement Wednesday at Kauffman Stadium, following through on a promise he made ...

Selig to be in KC for `major announcement'

2010-06-11T13:00:15Z

Baseball commissioner Selig may announce Kansas City hosting 2012 All-Star Game

The Kansas City Royals have confirmed that baseball commissioner Bud Selig will be in town next Wednesday, perhaps to formally award the 2012 All-Star Game to Kansas City.

The Associated Press...

Your call, Bud: Time for more replay in baseball?

2010-06-04T16:30:11Z

Blown umpire's call spurs MLB to take another look at more replay _ is there a perfect system?

A bouncing ball to the right side of the infield, a flip to the bag, a surprising safe call by the umpire, and a furious manager.

Nah, not the play in Detroit. We've seen that enough. This one came a few hours later in Seattle, far from the eye of a sports medi...

Selig smart to leave well enough alone

2010-06-16T12:18:03Z

Galarraga's graceful acceptance of fate guarantees imperfect game will live forever

Commissioner Bud Selig did the right thing.

If the reward for a perfect game is supposed to be baseball immortality, Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga is well on his way.

Officially, there have been 20 perfect games in the history of baseball, including two...

Selig won't reverse ump's mistake on perfect game

2010-06-16T12:18:07Z

Commissioner's decision on umpire's blown call fails to quiet baseball's imperfect storm

The imperfect game stands. An umpire's tears and admission he blew a call failed to move baseball commissioner Bud Selig to award Armando Galarraga the perfect game he pitched. The play and its aftermath quickly became the talk of the sports world and beyond, eve...

Selig's statement on call that cost perfect game

2010-06-03T12:30:23Z

MLB commissioner Bud Selig's statement on call that cost Armando Galarraga a perfect game

Baseball commissioner Bud Selig's statement Thursday on the call that cost Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga a perfect game:

First, on behalf of Baseball commissioner Bud Selig ignores calls to move next year's All-Star game from Phoenix

Baseball commissioner Bud Selig is ignoring calls to move next year's All-Star game from Phoenix because of Arizona's new immigration law.

Asked about such demands at a news conference Thursday following an ...

Has baseball turned a corner in steroid use?

2010-05-13T10:31:22Z

Steroid use fades into the background in baseball, but has it really turned corner?

It was Yogi Berra's 85th birthday Wednesday, as good a day as any to reflect on a time when baseball seemed pure and juice only got mentioned at breakfast.

A time when a diminutive catcher so small he barely needed to get into a crouch behind home plate could hit 30 home runs in a season. A time before modern chemistry turne...

Selig: MLB's science adviser examining HGH test

2010-04-22T18:30:54Z

Bud Selig: Major League Baseball's science adviser examining HGH test

Baseball commissioner Bud Selig says his science adviser is examining the human growth hormone blood test available through the World Anti-Doping Agency but isn't sure when the study will be com...

Aaron's hometown gives Hall of Fame-style honor

2010-04-19T15:47:55Z

6 Hall of Famers, Selig attend dedication of Hank Aaron's boyhood home-turned-museum

Hank Aaron gathered with a handful of fellow Hall of Famers on his front porch and grabbed a seat next to commissioner Bud Selig.

It was anything but the typical homecoming. Aaron, the former homer king, received a Hall of Fame-style tribute when his boyhood home-turned-muse...

Selig concerned about slow pace of ballgames

2010-04-19T14:04:30Z

Selig declines to comment on West, but says he is concerned with slow pace of games

If Hank Aaron and Joe Torre never had to step out of the batter's box during their playing days, baseball commissioner Bud Selig doesn't see why Dustin Pedroia and

MLB moves off-day from middle of LCS

2010-06-16T12:17:14Z

Baseball moves off-day before LCS rather than in middle

For all the talk about tightening the postseason, Major League Baseball made only one slight change this year and held off on major revisions.

The awkward off-day between Games 4 and 5 of the league championship series, among those Los Angeles An...

Bud Selig lightheartedly talks MLB realignment

2010-03-20T15:15:22Z

Selig admits he's put ideas for realignment on paper, but nothing substantial to report

Baseball commissioner Bud Selig admitted Saturday that he has put his ideas for realignment on paper, but that's as far as it has gone thus far.

"When I am on long airport rides I will fiddle around with divisions and things," Selig said at Maryvale Baseball Park du...

Brewers erecting a statue of Selig outside park

2010-06-12T04:13:23Z

Bronze Bud: Milwaukee Brewers erecting a statue of Selig outside Miller Park

The Brewers are erecting a statue of baseball commissioner Bud Selig outside Miller Park and will unveil it on Aug. 24.

Selig headed a group that bought the Seattle Pilots in bankruptcy court in 1970, moved the fran...

Owners unanimously ratify umpires contract

2010-06-16T11:49:55Z

Owners unanimously ratify umpires contract, which would loosen World Series restrictions

Baseball owners unanimously ratified a five-year contract with umpires on Thursday, wrapping up a decade of labor peace in a sport once plagued by work stoppages.

The deal, expected to be ratified by umpires on Monday, would remove a ban on umpires appearing in consecutive World Series, according to a person with knowledge of the agreement. The person spoke on condition ...

MLB boss proposes 'global World Series': reports

2010-06-16T11:49:59Z

US Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig has proposed to launch a "global World Series" between US and Japanese champion clubs, press reports said Friday.

Selig's Japanese counterpart, Nippon Professional Baseball commissioner Selig open to games between Japan and MLB champions, but no steps taken to follow through

Baseball commissioner Bud Selig has told his Japanese counterpart that he is open to games between the World Series and Japan Series champions, but no steps have been taken for such a matchup.

Selig met this week with Japanese commissioner TOKYO (Reuters) - The U.S. and Japanese baseball champions could meet in a Global World Series, Japanese daily Nikkan Sports reported on Thursday.

Nippon Professional Baseball commissioner Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig said Tuesday he has selected a panel of managers and executives to consider issues that could lead to changes for the 2010 season.

Major league managers Joe Torre, Tony La Russa, Reuters) - Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig has appointed a committee to discuss and offer advice on issues including the pace of play, scheduling, umpiring and instant replays.

Selig told a conference call on Tuesday that no on-field topics would be off-limits for the comm...

La Russa, Leyland, Torre to consider video review

2010-06-12T02:00:55Z

La Russa, Leyland, Torre, Scioscia picked by baseball commissioner Bud Selig for study

Managers Tony La Russa, Jim Leyland, Joe Torre and Mike Scioscia have been selected for a committee that could ...

Selig: Some clubs lost money

2010-06-12T02:02:20Z

Baseball commissioner Bud Selig says some major league clubs lost money during 2009

Some teams lost money in 2009, baseball commissioner Bud Selig said Thursday after the final owners meeting of the year.

"There was no question about that," Selig said. "I don't think the concerns have been ameliorated at all. I think the concerns are still there because all these people have their own economists."

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Baseball still faces tough economy: commissioner

2010-06-12T02:07:54Z

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Major League Baseball still faces an uncertain U.S. economy that led to lower attendance and financial losses at some clubs this year, the commissioner of the U.S. sports league said on Thursday.

"I've said this all year a...

Selig welcomes Cardinals' hiring of McGwire

2010-06-12T02:08:45Z

Baseball commissioner Bud Selig welcomes Cardinals' hiring of Mark McGwire as coach

Bud Selig is happy Big Mac is back in baseball.

Mark McGwire was hired this week as hitting coach of the St. Louis Cardinals, ending an exile for the former slugger who became notorious for his refusal ...

BOB HILLES STARTING 5

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Fatal flaws

2010-10-22T11:17:08Z

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INDICTED

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TO KNOW LIST 1 Back to the future

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Selig: MLB should keep banned players from minors

2010-04-16T11:20:57Z

Selig: Baseball should end minor league assignment for players under drug suspension

Baseball commissioner Bud Selig wants to keep players on drug suspensions from going to the minor leagues before they return. Manny Ramirez drew sellout crowds last month in the minors when he played two games at Bud Selig still reviewing Rose application for reinstatement

Twelve years later, baseball commissioner Bud Selig still is examining Pete Rose's application for reinstatement.

The career hits leader agreed to a lifetime ban from baseball in 1989 after an investigation concluded he bet on the Cincinnati R...

Commissioner Selig rejects owner collusion charge

2010-04-16T11:21:48Z

Baseball commissioner Bud Selig rejects accusation owners colluded against free agents

Baseball commissioner Bud Selig denies that teams conspired against free agents after the 2008 season.

As Michael Weiner prepares to take over from Donald Fehr as head of the players' association, several agents...

Baseball union chief Fehr to step down

2010-10-22T12:46:59Z

Donald Fehr is set to step down after a tumultuous quarter century term as the head of the Major League Baseball's player union.

"It has been a high privilege to be entrusted with the leadership of this extraordinary union for the last 25 years, and I am enormously proud of what the players have accomplished during that time," said Fehr.

"But now, ab...

Selig encouraged despite plunging attendance figures

2010-04-16T12:11:25Z

Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig is encouraged about how the American pastime is faring economically in a global recession despite a 6.4 percent drop in attendance from last year.

Despite 20 of 30 teams drawing fewer spectators than in 2008 and total average attendance through Wednesday at 28,661 compared to 30,636 last year, Selig has seen major m...

Riding the recession: Selig pleased despite drop

2010-06-16T12:02:12Z

Riding the recession: Baseball commissioner Bud Selig pleased despite attendance drop

While Major League Baseball's attendance is down 6.4 percent from a year ago and 20 of 30 teams have experienced drops, commissioner Bud Selig is pleased with how the sport is surviving a season of recession.

"The clubs are very aggressive now in the w...

Selig tells Wisconsin grads to dream big

2010-04-16T12:17:41Z

MLB commissioner Selig tells Wisconsin grads to dream big and not fear failure

Baseball commissioner Bud Selig has a message for graduates at the University of Wisconsin: Dream big and don't fear failure.

In his commencement address Saturday, Selig urged the graduates to be resolute ...

4 commissioners focus on economy

2010-04-16T12:28:27Z

NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL commissioners focus on economy when they gather for panel discussion

Major league baseball attendance is down 7 percent and the average crowd for 19 of the 30 clubs has dropped from a year ago. The NFL

Selig to deliver commencement speech at Wisconsin

2010-04-16T12:31:57Z

Baseball commissioner Bud Selig to deliver commencement speech at University of Wisconsin

Baseball commissioner Bud Selig will give the commencement address to University of Wisconsin graduates later this month.

The school in Madison said on Monday that Selig will...

Selig: Yanks and Mets to discuss ticket situation

2010-04-16T13:38:28Z

Selig: Yankees and Mets to discuss ticket situations at new ballparks

Bud Selig has noticed those empty seats at the new ballparks in New York, too. Should the Yankees and Mets lower their tickets prices? The commissioner said that's up to them.

Selig said Thursday the teams will discuss the ticket situation. The Yankees declined comment, and the Mets ...

Baseball averages 30,298 in 1st 2 weeks

2010-04-16T15:04:24Z

Baseball averages 30,298 in 1st 2 weeks, down 6.9 percent from 2008 final average

Major League Baseball's average attendance was 30,298 for its first 183 games over the opening two weeks of the season, a 6.9 percent drop from last year's final figure of 32,539.

The average declined from 31,111 in the opening week. The average usually drops during the second week of the season, as the s...

Selig's trip to Yankee Stadium evokes memories

2010-04-16T15:31:16Z

Good as old: Bud Selig's trip to new Yankee Stadium evokes memories from 60 years ago

Bud Selig's trip to the new Yankee Stadium evoked memories of his 15th birthday, when his mother took him to "The House That Ruth Built" for the first time.

"When I walked in here I had the same feeling I did when I walked in here 60 years ago," Selig said Thursday....

Percentage of black players in baseball rises

2010-04-16T15:33:15Z

Percentage of black players in Major League Baseball rises for first time since 1995

Black players accounted for 10.2 percent of major leaguers last year, the most since the 1995 season.

The sport had reached an all-time low of 8.2 percent in 2007, according to Richard Lapchick, director of the Selig appoints committee to study Oakland Athletics' quest for ballpark

Frustrated at the Oakland Athletics' inability to get a new ballpark, baseball commissioner Bud Selig has appointed a committee to analyze the team's hopes of obtaining a stadium in its current territory.

Selig met Saturday with Oakland's management at spring training in

Baseball's Best Commissioner

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Selig Unfairly Criticized

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MLB boss expects bigger, better Classic in 2013

2010-04-16T16:18:26Z

The next World Baseball Classic in 2013 will have 24 teams with qualifying rounds and keep top stars playing games in several nations if Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig gets his way.

Selig was at Dodger Stadium fo...

Rodriguez could face ban for doping admission

2010-04-16T17:12:13Z

Alex Rodriguez could face suspension after his admission that he used performance-enhancing drugs from 2001 through 2003, Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig told USA Today.

The newspaper reported Thursday that Selig was considering the move e...

Rodriguez could face ban for doping admission: report

2010-04-16T14:33:42Z

Alex Rodriguez could face suspension after his admission that he used performance-enhancing drugs from 2001 through 2003, Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig told USA Today.

The newspaper reported Thursday that Selig was considering the move e...

Selig brushes off salary cap suggestions

2010-04-16T14:54:28Z

Selig says baseball economics need tinkering, but brushes off salary cap suggestions

Baseball commissioner Bud Selig says the game's economic structure has come a long way and still could use some tinkering.

And while the man who bought the Milwaukee Brewers from Selig's family, Mark Attan...

Winter Meetings Baseball

2010-12-07T12:31:29Z

Baseball manager Lou Piniella, center, is flanked by manager Joe Torre, left, and baseball commissioner Bud Selig, at the Major League Baseball Winter Meetings in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Tuesday, Dec. 7, 20...

CORRECTION Winter Meetings Baseball

2010-12-07T12:02:10Z

Baseball managers Joe Torre , left, Lou Piniella, second from left, and Cito Gaston, right, join baseball commissioner Bud Selig at the Major League Baseball Winter Meetings in Bud Selig, center, leaves after answering questions from reporters at a news conference at baseball's general managers meetings in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010.(AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

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World Series Rangers Giants Baseball

2010-10-28T17:31:46Z

Boston Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield, left, smiles with baseball commissioner Bud Selig after Wakefield received his 2010 Roberto Clemente Award before Game 2 of baseball's World Series between the Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig looks on as he talks to reporters before a baseball game between the Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas, on Wednesday, Sept...