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11-28-2009, 09:28 PM
The Chicago Tribune is reporting that Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig will step down following the 2012 season.
According to the Tribune, a group of five owners approached the 75-year-old Selig about remaining on the job beyond the end of his contract, which expires after the 2012 season. Selig reportedly declined, stating that he there were other things that he wanted to accomplish in his life before he got too old.
Selig did not comment on the allegations; however he confirmed to the Tribune that he planed on staying on the job for three more years. Under that time line it would appear that the next round of negotiations on a new labour agreement in 2011 would likely be Selig's final act as commissioner.
Selig took over as MLB commissioner in 1992 when Fay Vincent was forced to resign. His tenure was scheduled to end in 2009, however he was given an extension in the early months of 2008.
According to the Tribune, a group of five owners approached the 75-year-old Selig about remaining on the job beyond the end of his contract, which expires after the 2012 season. Selig reportedly declined, stating that he there were other things that he wanted to accomplish in his life before he got too old.
Selig did not comment on the allegations; however he confirmed to the Tribune that he planed on staying on the job for three more years. Under that time line it would appear that the next round of negotiations on a new labour agreement in 2011 would likely be Selig's final act as commissioner.
Selig took over as MLB commissioner in 1992 when Fay Vincent was forced to resign. His tenure was scheduled to end in 2009, however he was given an extension in the early months of 2008.