0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.
Rob Manfred was elected baseball's 10th commissioner Thursday and will succeed Bud Selig in January.A labor lawyer who has worked for Major League Baseball since 1998, Manfred beat out Boston Red Sox Chairman Tom Werner in the first contested vote for a new commissioner in 46 years. The third candidate, MLB Executive Vice President of Business Tim Brosnan, dropped out just before the start of voting.
... Minutes after he was elected baseball's 10th commissioner, Rob Manfred didn't want to discuss what great issues he expects to take on when he succeeds Selig on Jan. 25."I really don't want to get too deeply today into agendas," he said Thursday after winning a three-way race.Others speculated the length of games will be a top priority...