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Allan Huber "Bud" Selig (born July 30, 1934 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is the current Commissioner of Baseball, having been formally appointed on July 2, 1998 after having served as acting commissioner since 1992. He was previously the team owner and administrator of the Milwaukee Brewers. On August 21, 2004, Selig's contract was extended for three years by Major League Baseball, extending his term to December 31, 2009. Selig is a resident of Milwaukee and a wealthy car dealer.
Milwaukee Brewers owner
In 1970 he responded to the 1965 departure of the Milwaukee Braves to Atlanta by purchasing the bankrupt Seattle Pilots franchise, moving them to his hometown, and renaming the team the Milwaukee Brewers.
Upon his assumption of the Commissioner's role, Selig transferred his ownership interest in the Brewers to his daughter Wendy Selig-Prieb in order to remove any technical conflicts of interest, though it is widely presumed he maintains some hand in team operations.
Actions as Commissioner
As acting commissioner he presided over the 1994 players strike and resulting cancellation of the World Series, the first time it had not been staged since 1904. During his tenure the game has nearly had a second work stoppage (barely avoided in 2002), seen the implementation of interleague play, divisional realignment (oddly enough, the subject that resulted in the ouster of Selig's predecessor), and the addition of a third round of post-season play.
While unanimously hailed by baseball's owners as a visionary who has salvaged the sport, he is almost as equally vilified by media and fans, primarily for labor-related issues but also for considering "innovations" that have met with disfavor, particularly placing advertising on player uniforms and on the field.
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