Commissioner of Baseball

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chief executive role governing authority in professional sports sports executive position

The Commissioner of Baseball is the chief executive and governing authority of Major League Baseball, responsible for overseeing the sport’s rules, operations, and integrity at the professional level.

Aliases (7)

Office of the Commissioner of Baseball ×23
MLB Commissioner ×2
Major League Baseball Commissioner ×2
Commissioner of Major League Baseball ×1
MLB Commissioner’s Office ×1
National Commission of Baseball ×1
Rob Manfred ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	chief executive role → governing authority in professional sports → sports executive position →
alsoKnownAs	Commissioner of Major League Baseball → MLB Commissioner →
appliesTo	Major League Baseball → professional baseball in North America →
appointedBy	Major League Baseball club owners →
country	United States →
createdAfter	1919 Black Sox Scandal →
employer	Major League Baseball → Office of the Commissioner of Baseball →
firstHolder	Kenesaw Mountain Landis →
firstHolderStart	1920 →
governingBody	Major League Baseball →
hasDuties	approving franchise relocations and expansions → disciplining players, managers, and clubs → enforcing Major League Baseball rules and policies → maintaining integrity of the game → negotiating national media contracts → overseeing drug and performance‑enhancing substance policies → overseeing labor relations with the MLB Players Association → overseeing postseason structure and scheduling → overseeing rules of Major League Baseball → representing Major League Baseball in public and governmental affairs →
headOf	Major League Baseball executive structure → Office of the Commissioner of Baseball →
inception	1920 →
incumbent	Rob Manfred →
incumbentStart	2015 →
industry	professional sports →
jurisdiction	Canada → United States →
legalAuthority	Major League Constitution → collective bargaining agreements with MLBPA →
notableHolder	Bowie Kuhn → Bud Selig → Fay Vincent → Ford Frick → Happy Chandler → Kenesaw Mountain Landis → Peter Ueberroth → Rob Manfred →
officeLocation	Manhattan, New York →
replaces	National Commission of Baseball → position of Chairman of the National Commission →
reportsTo	Major League Baseball club owners →
seat	New York City →
sport	baseball →
styleOfAddress	Commissioner →

Referenced by (39)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
American League ("Office of the Commissioner of Baseball") → American League Central ("Office of the Commissioner of Baseball") → American League Championship Series ("Office of the Commissioner of Baseball") → American League Division Series ("Office of the Commissioner of Baseball") → American League East ("Office of the Commissioner of Baseball") → Edgar Martínez Award ("Office of the Commissioner of Baseball") → MLB All-Star Game ("Office of the Commissioner of Baseball") → MLB playoffs ("Office of the Commissioner of Baseball") → Major League Baseball awards ("Office of the Commissioner of Baseball") → National League Central ("Office of the Commissioner of Baseball") → National League East ("Office of the Commissioner of Baseball") → William Harridge Trophy ("Office of the Commissioner of Baseball") →	governingBody
Major League Baseball Rules Committee ("Office of the Commissioner of Baseball") → Minor League Baseball (since 2021 restructuring) ("Office of the Commissioner of Baseball") →	parentOrganization
Commissioner’s Trophy ("Commissioner of Major League Baseball") → World Series championship trophy ("MLB Commissioner") →	presentedBy
MLB Draft ("MLB Commissioner’s Office") →	administeredBy
Commissioner of Baseball ("MLB Commissioner") →	alsoKnownAs
Roberto Clemente Award ("Office of the Commissioner of Baseball") →	awardingBody
Commissioner’s Trophy ("Office of the Commissioner of Baseball") →	awardingOrganization
Major League Constitution →	bindingOn
Major League Baseball ("Rob Manfred") →	commissioner
National League ("Office of the Commissioner of Baseball") →	commissionerIsPartOf
American League ("Major League Baseball Commissioner") →	commissionerScope
Major League Baseball →	commissionerTitle
Major League Baseball owners ("Major League Baseball Commissioner") →	coordinatesWith
Major League Constitution →	definesRoleOf
Commissioner of Baseball ("Office of the Commissioner of Baseball") →	employer
Major League Constitution →	enforcedBy
Major League Constitution ("Office of the Commissioner of Baseball") →	governs
Major League Constitution →	grantsPowersTo
Rob Manfred ("Office of the Commissioner of Baseball") →	hasEmployer
MLB Collective Bargaining Agreement ("Office of the Commissioner of Baseball") →	hasParty
Rob Manfred →	hasTitle
Commissioner of Baseball ("Office of the Commissioner of Baseball") →	headOf
Commissioner’s Trophy →	namedAfter
Bud Selig →	occupation
Official Baseball Rules ("Office of the Commissioner of Baseball") →	publishedBy
Commissioner of Baseball ("National Commission of Baseball") →	replaces