Bud Selig

MLB considering a huge expansion of instant-replay reviews

2013-05-17 11:10:00

On the heels of two controversial calls that angered fans in two cities, Major League Baseball appears to have decided on an expansion of instant-replay review by umpires in time for the 2014 season. Commissioner Bud Selig has gone on record in past...

Tampa Bay puts David Price on DL because of strained triceps

2013-05-17 00:00:00

The Tampa Bay Rays put Cy Young Award winner David Price on the 15-day disabled list because of a strained left triceps. This is the first time in Price's career that he has been on the DL. The left-hander departed his start Wednesday night against Boston...

Dodgers are breaking even on the field, doing better off it

2013-05-04 16:35:00

On the day Frank McCourt surrendered the keys to Dodger Stadium and cashed out, the Dodgers had the best record in the National League. In the year since Mark Walter flashed his cash and Magic Johnson flashed his smile — from May 1 of last year...

They said it: Major League Baseball quotes

2013-04-27 14:55:00

"It wasn't because of my 'advanced' age that my ankle broke." — New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter, 38 and out until at least the All-Star break, scoffing at the question of whether he ponders his baseball mortality. — "I thought...

Bud Selig: Baseball won't change schedule for Olympics

2013-04-25 18:20:00

Major League Baseball won't change its schedule to boost the sport's chances of getting back into the Olympics. Baseball was an Olympic medal sport from 1992 to 2008, then was dropped for last year's London Games. IOC President Jacques Rogge says...

Jackie Robinson's legacy resonates with Magic Johnson

2013-04-13 18:10:00

The men had celebrated into the wee hours of the morning. Sleep would come, later. The Dodgers were theirs, and for the first time these men could introduce themselves as owners rather than bidders. Mark Walter, the incoming chairman, sat in a...

With Padres in town, Dodgers urge calm among fans

2013-04-15 06:00:00

The Dodgers have asked fans to treat the San Diego Padres with respect when the two teams meet at Dodger Stadium on Monday, four days after Padres slugger Carlos Quentin threw Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke to the ground and broke his collarbone. "Dodgers...

There's no need for a designated hitter in the National League — ever

2013-04-06 18:42:00

The memories could last a lifetime. You could tell the kids, and the grandkids, about the tingles in the Dodgers' season opener. Sandy Koufax shyly emerged from the dugout to throw out the first pitch, serenaded and beloved. Clayton Kershaw dominated on...

On eve of '42' release, Bud Selig launches MLB diversity task force

2013-04-10 12:10:00

With this week's release of the Jackie Robinson film "42" putting a spotlight on the current decline of African Americans in Major League Baseball, Commissioner Bud Selig on Wednesday appointed a task force to study how to increase diversity within the...

Baseball books cover the bases

2013-03-29 12:00:00

George Plimpton knew the score. A generation or so ago, the late Paris Review editor developed what he called the "Small Ball Theory" of sports writing, which posits "a correlation between the standard of writing about a particular sport and the ball it...

NFL chief: Phil Anschutz's 'reengaging' a positive for L.A. effort

2013-03-18 18:24:00

PHOENIX — Philip Anschutz says he's ready to talk to the NFL about a stadium in downtown Los Angeles. The NFL says it's ready to talk to Anschutz. Question is, will all that talking amount to anything real? "I think it is a positive that Phil...

Is WBC a success despite poor attendance for final round?

2013-03-19 16:38:00

As the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico prepared to play the World Baseball Classic championship game in front of huge chunks of empty seats at AT&T Park, the chief executive of the San Francisco Giants pronounced the event a success. "We'd do it...

Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig answers a question at a news conference following a quarterly owners' meeting where the league announced it will examine the possibility of expanding the use of video review by umpires in 2014.

2013-05-16 00:00:00

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (second from left) is flanked by Commissioner Bud Selig, wife Ellen and Vera Clemente during a news conference announcing he was the recipient of the Robert Clemente Award for humanitarian efforts on Sunday in Detroit.

2012-10-28 00:00:00

Commissioner Bud Selig introduces Vicki Santo while Hall President Jeff Idelson and Chairman Jane Forbes Clark look on.

2012-07-22 00:00:00