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Welcome Michael Weiner, the new head of the Major League Baseball Players Association, replacing Donald Fehr, who had manned the post since Dec. 1985.
Weiner, 47, previously served as the organization’s long-time general counsel.
When Fehr announced his decision to step down, he took a moment to praise his successor.
“Michael has been at my side during all the battles we have fought over the last 20 years and has been a major part of our successes,” Fehr said. “He is clearly the most qualified person to become the next Executive Director, and carry on the work of the Players Association in the years to come.”
That’s the labor side. On the “management” side, Bud selig announced he plans to abdicate his commisionership after the 2012 season.
The story was first reported by the Chicago Tribune on Nov. 28.
The 75-year-old Selig, who has had some health problems in recent years, reportedly wants more time to spend on other projects.
He assumed the role of acting commissioner in 1992, removing the “acting” part six years later. He has suffered a few valleys during his time in office, including the devastating 1994 strike that cancelled the World Series for the first time in almostb90 years; an All-Star game that embarrassingly ended in when the contest went into extra innings and both teams ran out of pitchers; and, perhaps most seriously, the inability to reign in PED usage.
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