Bud Selig

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baseball executive human sports executive

Bud Selig is an American sports executive who served as the long-time Commissioner of Major League Baseball, overseeing significant changes such as league expansion, the introduction of the wild card, and the implementation of stricter drug policies.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Bud Selig canonical	15
Allan H. "Bud" Selig	1
Bud Selig (acting commissioner)	1
acting commissioner Bud Selig	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	baseball executive ⓘ human ⓘ sports executive ⓘ
awardReceived	Commissioner Emeritus of Baseball title ⓘ National Baseball Hall of Fame induction ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1934-07-30 ⓘ
educatedAt	University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ
employer	Major League Baseball ⓘ
endTime	1998 ⓘ 2015-01-25 ⓘ
familyName	Allan Huber Selig ⓘ surface form: Selig
fieldOfWork	professional baseball ⓘ
fullName	Allan Huber Selig ⓘ
genre	sports administration ⓘ
givenName	Allan ⓘ
hasWritten	For the Good of the Game: The Inside Story of the Surprising and Dramatic Transformation of Major League Baseball ⓘ
memberOf	Democratic Party ⓘ surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
nickname	Bud ⓘ
notableEvent	Declared 2002 MLB All-Star Game a tie ⓘ Oversaw cancellation of 1994 World Series due to players' strike ⓘ
notableWork	Creation of interleague play in MLB ⓘ Implementation of stricter performance-enhancing drug policies in MLB ⓘ World Baseball Classic ⓘ surface form: Introduction of the World Baseball Classic MLB playoffs ⓘ surface form: Introduction of the wild card in MLB postseason Negotiation of multiple MLB collective bargaining agreements ⓘ Oversaw MLB expansion in the 1990s ⓘ Oversaw introduction of instant replay in MLB ⓘ Oversaw luxury tax system in MLB ⓘ Oversaw relocation of the Montreal Expos to Washington, D.C. ⓘ Oversaw revenue sharing reforms in MLB ⓘ Realignment of MLB divisions and leagues ⓘ
occupation	Commissioner of Baseball ⓘ businessperson ⓘ
owned	Milwaukee Brewers ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Milwaukee ⓘ surface form: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
positionHeld	Acting Commissioner of Major League Baseball ⓘ Commissioner of Major League Baseball ⓘ Owner of the Milwaukee Brewers ⓘ
religion	Judaism ⓘ
residence	Milwaukee ⓘ surface form: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
spouse	Sue Selig ⓘ
startTime	1970 ⓘ 1992 ⓘ 1992-09-09 ⓘ

Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Commissioner of Baseball → notableHolder → Bud Selig ⓘ

2008 World Series → commissionerAtTime → Bud Selig ⓘ

Fay Vincent → successor → Bud Selig ⓘ

1994–95 MLB strike → commissionerDuringEvent → Bud Selig ⓘ

2013 Major League Baseball season → commissioner → Bud Selig ⓘ

104th World Series → commissioner → Bud Selig ⓘ

Commissioner’s Historic Achievement Award → notableRecipient → Bud Selig ⓘ

Sue Selig → spouse → Bud Selig ⓘ

Sue Selig → relative → Bud Selig ⓘ

1997 World Series → commissioner → Bud Selig ⓘ

Bud → hasNotableAlias → Bud Selig ⓘ

subject surface form: Bud Selig

this entity surface form: Allan H. "Bud" Selig

For the Good of the Game: The Inside Story of the Surprising and Dramatic Transformation of Major League Baseball → author → Bud Selig ⓘ

For the Good of the Game: The Inside Story of the Surprising and Dramatic Transformation of Major League Baseball → mainProtagonist → Bud Selig ⓘ

1994 National League Championship Series → cancellationAnnouncedBy → Bud Selig ⓘ

this entity surface form: acting commissioner Bud Selig

Allan H. Selig → nickname → Bud Selig ⓘ

2007 Major League Baseball season → commissioner → Bud Selig ⓘ

2002 MLB All-Star Game → commissioner → Bud Selig ⓘ

1993 Major League Baseball season → commissioner → Bud Selig ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bud Selig (acting commissioner)